What to Expect - Video Series

We encourage patients and families to view the following videos before and during a stay at the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital. Our team hopes that by watching these videos, patients and families will have a better understanding of what to expect as part of this level of care, thereby decreasing anxiety and increasing satisfaction on the journey to recovery. 

Click on a link to watch each video: 

• Why choose rehabilitation at an inpatient facility?
• What to expect during your stay
• What to expect after leaving the rehabilitation inpatient hospital

What to Bring For Your Hospital Stay

Use this checklist to help prepare for your stay:

• Comfortable day and night clothes (family is responsible for personal laundry)
• Safe, comfortable shoes
• Personal toiletries
• List of home medications
• All insurance cards
• Photo ID
• Copy of advanced directive, living will, power of attorney

Medical Records

You must sign and complete an authorization form to obtain a copy of your medical records. You may complete the authorization in one of two ways:

• Contact our Health Information Management Department at 717-406-3018 between 8 am–4 pm, Monday through Friday
• Print the attached Patient Request for Access to Confidential Information release form and mail or fax to:

Health Information Management Department

Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital
675 Good Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601

Fax: 717-394-7501

Charges for Copying Medical Records

• Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital will provide 30 copied pages free of charge for a patient’s personal use. Requests that exceed this will be charged at the rate established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

• Medical records sent from Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital to another health-care provider will be sent free of charge