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America has a highly developed health care system, which is available to all people. Although it can be very complex and frusratiting  at times, it has come a long way from the health care organizations of yesterday. Previously, most health care facilities were a place where the sick were house and cared for until death. Physicians rarely practised in hospitals and only those who were fortunate could afford

Proper care at home or in private clinics. Today the level of health care has excelfed tremendously. Presently the goal of the health care is to have a continuum of care for the patient, one which is integrated at all levels. Many hospitals offer a referral service or discharge plan to patients who are being discharged. Plans for the patient are discussed with a discharge planner. The discharge planner is a person who is trained in assessing what the patient's requirements for health care Will be after discharge from the hospital. This enables this enables the patients to continue their care at a level which is most appropriate for them. Items reviewed for discharge planning include but are not limited to therapies, medication needs, living arrangements and identification of specific goals. A few of the options are available for persons being discharged from an acute care hospital can include home health care, assisted living facilities, long term care or hospital.