title: Fine-tuning preadmission surgical services.
abstract: A preadmission procedure for surgical services prepares patients both physically and psychologically. A VIP folder holds all the information patients and the surgical staff need: procedure information, test results, discharge instructions, etc. On the day of the surgery, patients report directly to the surgical unit.
authors.affiliation: Preadmission Surgical Services, Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Zalewski
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*