diff --git a/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/inpatient_record/inpatient_record.json b/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/inpatient_record/inpatient_record.json
index 5ced845..aaf0e85 100644
--- a/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/inpatient_record/inpatient_record.json
+++ b/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/inpatient_record/inpatient_record.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   "discharge_ordered_date",
   "discharge_practitioner",
   "discharge_encounter",
-  "discharge_date",
+  "discharge_datetime",
   "cb_discharge",
   "discharge_instructions",
   "followup_date",
@@ -404,14 +404,15 @@
    "permlevel": 1
   },
   {
-   "fieldname": "discharge_date",
-   "fieldtype": "Date",
+   "fieldname": "discharge_datetime",
+   "fieldtype": "Datetime",
    "label": "Discharge Date",
    "read_only": 1
   }
  ],
+ "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2020-05-21 02:26:22.144575",
+ "modified": "2021-03-18 14:44:11.689956",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Healthcare",
  "name": "Inpatient Record",
diff --git a/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/inpatient_record/inpatient_record.py b/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/inpatient_record/inpatient_record.py
index 88d7f0b..2934316 100644
--- a/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/inpatient_record/inpatient_record.py
+++ b/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/inpatient_record/inpatient_record.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
 def discharge_patient(inpatient_record):
 	validate_inpatient_invoicing(inpatient_record)
-	inpatient_record.discharge_date = today()
+	inpatient_record.discharge_datetime = now_datetime()
 	inpatient_record.status = "Discharged"
 
 	inpatient_record.save(ignore_permissions = True)
diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index 7016ecd..3675184 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -760,3 +760,4 @@
 erpnext.patches.v13_0.rename_membership_settings_to_non_profit_settings
 erpnext.patches.v13_0.setup_gratuity_rule_for_india_and_uae
 execute:frappe.db.set_value('System Settings', None, 'app_name', 'ERPNext')
+erpnext.patches.v13_0.rename_discharge_date_in_ip_record
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v13_0/rename_discharge_date_in_ip_record.py b/erpnext/patches/v13_0/rename_discharge_date_in_ip_record.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..491dc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v13_0/rename_discharge_date_in_ip_record.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import frappe
+from frappe.model.utils.rename_field import rename_field
+
+def execute():
+	frappe.reload_doc("Healthcare", "doctype", "Inpatient Record")
+	if frappe.db.has_column("Inpatient Record", "discharge_date"):
+		rename_field("Inpatient Record", "discharge_date", "discharge_datetime")