$orm";
		//sendHL7Message($host, $port, $message, $timeout = 5);
		//$this->sendHL7Message( "localhost", "8101", $orm, $timeout = 5);
		//$socket = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP);
		
	}
	
	public function sendHL7Message($host, $port, $message, $timeout = 5) {
		try {
			// Create a TCP/IP socket
			$socket = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP);
			if ($socket === false) {
				throw new Exception("socket_create() failed: " . socket_strerror(socket_last_error()));
			}

			// Set socket options (timeout)
			socket_set_option($socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, array("sec" => $timeout, "usec" => 0));
			socket_set_option($socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, array("sec" => $timeout, "usec" => 0));

			// Connect to the remote host
			$result = socket_connect($socket, $host, $port);
			if ($result === false) {
				throw new Exception("socket_connect() failed: " . socket_strerror(socket_last_error($socket)));
			}

			// Add MLLP framing (Minimal Lower Layer Protocol)
			$mllpMessage = chr(0x0B) . $message . chr(0x1C) . chr(0x0D);

			// Send the message
			$bytesSent = socket_write($socket, $mllpMessage, strlen($mllpMessage));
			if ($bytesSent === false) {
				throw new Exception("socket_write() failed: " . socket_strerror(socket_last_error($socket)));
			}
			if($bytesSent != strlen($mllpMessage)){
				throw new Exception("socket_write() only sent $bytesSent bytes out of ". strlen($mllpMessage));
			}

			// Read the acknowledgement (optional but recommended)
			$ack = socket_read($socket, 8192); // Adjust buffer size as needed
			if ($ack === false) {
				// Handle cases where no ACK is received within the timeout
				throw new Exception("socket_read() failed or timed out: " . socket_strerror(socket_last_error($socket)));
			}

			//Close the socket
			socket_close($socket);

			//Basic ACK check. More robust parsing is recommended.
			if (strpos($ack, "MSA") !== false) {
				return true; // Success (basic ACK check)
			} else {
				error_log("Unexpected ACK: " . $ack); // Log the unexpected ACK
				return false; // Failure (unexpected ACK)
			}

		} catch (Exception $e) {
			error_log("HL7 Sending Error: " . $e->getMessage()); // Log the error
			if(isset($socket)){
				socket_close($socket); // Ensure socket closure on error
			}
			return false; // Indicate failure
		}
	}
}