WeLive Orthopedic HospitalKJ Tower 5F–8F, Tangjeong, Asan
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Hospitalization

Admission & Discharge

What to expect before, during and after your stay.

Outpatient visit
Decision to admit
Admission at the reception desk
Move into your room

Please bring personal items for the patient and guardian, such as toiletries, eating utensils, indoor slippers and underwear.

What to bring

Personal items

Toiletries, towel, tissues, slippers, water bottle and other personal items.

Current medication

Your prescription (required) and the medicines you will take during your stay. If you have no prescription, bring the pharmacy bag printed with the prescription details.

Blood donation certificates

Bring these if you may need a transfusion during your stay.

Photo ID

A resident registration card, driver's license, or for foreign patients a passport or alien registration card. For minors, a family relationship certificate, resident register and the guardian's ID are required. These are needed to issue documents such as medical certificates.

Welfare card

For Medical Aid type 2 or near-poverty type 2 recipients.

Room assignment

After admission is decided, complete the admission agreement at the admission desk and we will assign a room. You can reserve admission depending on room availability and the surgery schedule.

Checking in to the ward

After admission, go to the ward. A ward nurse will show you to your room and explain daily life in the hospital.

Visiting hours

Weekdays18:00 – 20:00
Weekends & public holidays10:00 – 12:00 / 18:00 – 20:00

Visits not allowed

People who may pass an infectious disease to patients:

  • People with a cold, influenza or other respiratory illness
  • People with an acute intestinal infection (diarrhea, stomach pain, vomiting)
  • People with skin lesions
  • People recently in contact with someone with an infectious disease
  • Group visits from relatives, alumni or religious groups

Please refrain from visiting

People who need to protect themselves:

  • Pregnant women
  • Adults aged 70 or over
  • Children aged 12 or under
  • People with weakened immunity from ongoing treatment such as chemotherapy
  • Groups of 3 or more, and visits outside visiting hours, meet outside the ward (6F lobby or the café on the building's ground floor).
  • Visitors to the ward sign a visitor log, which is kept for 30 days and then destroyed.

In every room

RefrigeratorPersonal lockerGuardian's folding bed

Discharge

Inpatient stay
Decision to discharge
Bill review
Discharge and go home

When your doctor decides you can go home, we review the medical bill. After payment, hand the discharge slip to the ward nurses' station and collect your discharge medication. Discharge is then complete.

Certificates

Admission and discharge certificates can be issued by the reception staff after payment. For medical certificates and copies of records, please tell your nurse 3 to 4 days before discharge.