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🚶 What AMA (Against Medical Advice) Discharge Means

You can leave anytime. But here's what that actually risks.

Your right to leave the hospital

  • You have the legal right to decide when to stop treatment and leave the hospital.
  • When you choose to leave before your doctor recommends it, we document this as an **AMA** or Against Medical Advice discharge.
  • You are not a prisoner, and your medical team will not physically stop you from walking out the door.
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