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What happens if you are an inpatient in a hospital can you ask to be transferred to a different hospital?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

You can always ask.: The hospital and your health insurance company may or may not be able to accommodate that.

Dr Cattano and 7 doctors agreed

Answered 6/27/2015

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