{"id":7307,"date":"2025-07-23T04:42:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T04:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/?p=7307"},"modified":"2025-06-30T06:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:44:52","slug":"what-happens-after-you-leave-the-hospital-oxygen-support-for-recovery-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/what-happens-after-you-leave-the-hospital-oxygen-support-for-recovery-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens After You Leave the Hospital? Oxygen Support for Recovery Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traveling can be stressful as well as wonderful. Falling ill while abroad is stressful and often not wonderful at all. Finally being discharged from hospital in another country can be both a huge relief \u2013 and a whole new level of worry! This is especially the case if you&#8217;ve been prescribed oxygen therapy to help you get back to tip-top health \u2013 how will you access oxygen in a foreign country with a brand-new prescription and no idea how the system works, what the rules and regulations are or even how to properly take care of your equipment as yet?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/services\/oxygen-travel\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s where OxygenWorldwide comes in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 we can help you navigate your new world using our decades of experience and our wide network of local suppliers. Let&#8217;s have a closer look at how you can access travel oxygen support after hospital stay so you can begin recovering abroad with oxygen therapy with no qualms or worries \u2013 and how OxygenWorldwide can help with the whole process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve left hospital, you are on your own when it comes to paying attention to how you feel, and also with getting to grips with your new treatment regime. If it&#8217;s not yet time to fly home, you might find yourself trying to manage your recovery in a hotel room, rental property or in a friend&#8217;s spare room, with no real idea of how to order oxygen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where does it come from?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it delivered like online shopping, or is there more to it than that?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How heavy is oxygen?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can one just collect it from a dispensing pharmacy, like antibiotics? (The answer to the last one is always no, by the way!)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good news is that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/services\/service-and-support\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OxygenWorldwide can help you source medical oxygen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for recovery outside hospital, and we can effortlessly guide you through all the necessary steps, keeping you safe as you smoothly transition into a practiced medical oxygen user.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why You Might Need Oxygen After Leaving Hospital Abroad<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several conditions which require long-term oxygen use, but there are also several short-term illnesses which are greatly improved by the use of medical oxygen. These include respiratory ailments like pneumonia, Covid-19, cardiac events (if your heart is not working effectively, you can end up short of breath) and other surgeries. While you would not be released from hospital while you are still ill enough to need active treatment, there is usually a short period of recovery time when you will still need oxygen after hospital discharge abroad before you feel well enough to do without it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While hospitals do sometimes supply equipment that you need to use your supplemental oxygen while in your holiday accommodation, they don&#8217;t always do so feeling, perhaps, that if you are stable enough for hospital release, you will be able to source your own equipment. Alternatively, you might be well enough to be released from hospital, but still be too unwell to travel immediately. Either way, in all these scenarios, you are in a foreign country, reliant upon supplemental oxygen and not quite feeling yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Common Scenarios OxygenWorldwide Supports<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the country (we have excellent links with some countries, good connections in a great number of others, and there are a few for which we would only be able to offer telephone support and advice. The following is a list of eventualities that we could help you with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recovery period in a holiday home or a second residence if you are lucky enough to own one of these<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discharge from hospital to a hotel or short-term rental (Airbnb, a serviced apartment, that sort of accommodation) while waiting for your previously booked flight to come along<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepping you for oxygen-assisted travel home \u2013 repatriation while using supplemental oxygen is perfectly possible, but it does come with new rules and regulations and extra steps such as arranging for flight-compliant equipment and understanding the rules of traveling with medical oxygen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organising transit between countries, if necessary, with oxygen arranged for you at each destination to ensure that you are in good shape for the next leg of your voyage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can even help you make arrangements for family members who are traveling with you and need coordinated support too<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What Can OxygenWorldwide Arrange?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can help you to source your oxygen in the format of your choice: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/help\/wiki\/#portable-oxygen-concentrator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">concentrators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/help\/wiki\/#oxygen-cylinders\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cylinders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/help\/wiki\/#lox\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOX tanks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 which can be delivered to wherever you are staying, no matter if it is a private home, a short-term let, or a hotel room. We can tailor your oxygen order for as long as you need it, no matter whether it is for one night or for an extended stay as you recover. We are well-versed with the bureaucratic needs of oxygen supply, both in your home country with your local medical provider or your insurers and in your destination country, where you are currently recovering as best you can and can take care of all the paperwork.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/services\/service-and-support\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of our employees are multilingual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so you will almost always be able to express yourself clearly, with no fears of mistranslations interfering with your plans \u2013 and they can pass on your requirements to our local supplier in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> own language in turn, with the same peace of mind. Finally, we can offer backup and emergency support should anything go astray during the above processes and your recovery \u2013 for example, being asked to move accommodations because your booking is up and the room is needed \u2013 or if any issues arise that must be resolved quickly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/services\/24-hour-travel-oxygen-service\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24-7 telephone number<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you will be given when you sign up: our operators can quickly assess your problem and brainstorm solutions, swinging into action to have you back on track as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We bridge the gap between hospital and home\u2014whether home is here or still miles away.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b>What You Need to Get Started<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hospital can provide you with a medical summary of your condition, including a discharge report, and you should make a point of having this before you leave as it is essential for accessing your much-needed oxygen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your prescription, too, will be vital, and it should state how much oxygen you need (your flow rate), the equipment you&#8217;ll be using, and how long you will need the oxygen for<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will have to provide an address \u2013 somewhere you&#8217;ll be staying as you recuperate and become well enough to travel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A contact number for your supporters if you are not managing your own care, along with your authority for that supporter\/ those supporters to deal with suppliers and medical personnel on your behalf<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travel dates if you know when you will be repatriating and especially if this will be soon<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Do You Still Need Travel Insurance or an EHIC\/GHIC?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/ehic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EHIC\/ GHIC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may entitle you to some necessary oxygen therapy during your recovery process, but this is not guaranteed, and most private insurers will insist upon documentation before they agree to cover medical oxygen in your accommodation. OxygenWorldwide can help you prepare the right paperwork so you can claim for reimbursement or arrange ongoing care for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recovery abroad doesn&#8217;t mean that you have to do it all yourself \u2013 in fact, trying to arrange these sorts of things alone is probably a good way to stress yourself out and possibly cause a relapse! You may have left the hospital with its hands-on care and attentive nurses, but you are also not entirely on your own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With OxygenWorldwide, you can be sure that the oxygen support you need to recover safely and with dignity is all arranged for you, and will arrive on time, in the quantities promised so you can devote all your time and attention to getting better, so you can get yourself back home and into familiar surroundings. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxygenworldwide.com\/en\/contact\/enquiries\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us know your discharge plans as soon you know them yourself, and we&#8217;ll take care of the oxygen you need \u2013 wherever you are in the world.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traveling can be stressful as well as wonderful. Falling ill while abroad is stressful and often not wonderful at all. 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