Would a hospital REALLY do that?!

[JP-StrongForTwo]

Would a hospital still have my prenatal records from 2003? hosptials dont throw records out do they? 

[FutureSoccerM0m]

I'd assume they still have it.

[thefiregoddess]

There are laws on how long they have to hold it.

I can't remember its been forever since I had to pull records or even know laws.

But I would believe so I think its a minimum of 10 years.

[Nunyabusiness]

They should. I had to have something from my daughters hospital and the hospital had her records from 2007.

[mommy092011]

What do they do with then after time frame is up?

[TheMrs407]

I'm sure they do.  My ped (from when I was a kid) still had my files when we needed them to compare notes for DD...that was nearly 30 years ago.

[1mommy2him]

They shred them

Quoting mommy092011:

What do they do with then after time frame is up?

[Aslen]

depends on the state. Here in GA they hold on to records for 10 years then they get shredded.

[cjs702006]

They would be computerized and you can request them anytime you want.

[JP-StrongForTwo]

thank you ladies! i hope they still do have them. i dont have my US pics or paper work from when ayla was born, and with everything going on now, i think it would be good to at least have some of it. 

[kattu]

10 years sounds about right.

Quoting thefiregoddess:

There are laws on how long they have to hold it.

I can't remember its been forever since I had to pull records or even know laws.

But I would believe so I think its a minimum of 10 years.