Patient Guide

Individuals shall be afforded impartial access to treatment that is available and medically indicated, regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or source of payment.

You are entitled to receive proper evaluation and treatment. You have the right to be cared for by a physician whom you know is free to make clinical and ethical judgments without any outside interference. You shall always be treated in accordance with your best interests and generally approved medical principles.

The patient has the right to considerate, respectful care at all times, under all circumstances, with recognition of his personal dignity and worth. You may express your spiritual beliefs and cultural practices and we endeavor to have them respected within the course of your care and treatment at this hospital. However, this is permissible as long as it does not cause disturbance to others.

The patient has the right, within the law, to personal and information privacy, as manifested by the right to:

The patient has the right to know the identity and professional status of individuals providing service and which physician or other practitioner is primarily responsible for his care. This includes the patient’s right to know of the existence of any professional relationship among individuals who are treating him, as well as the relationship to any healthcare or educational institutions involved in his care. Participation by patients in research programs, or in the gathering of data for research purposes, shall be voluntary with signed informed consent.

1. The patient has the right to obtain from the practitioner responsible for coordinating his care, complete and current information concerning his diagnosis (to the degree known), treatment, pain management, and any known prognosis. This information should be communicated in terms the patient can reasonably be expected to understand. When it is not medically advisable to give such information to the patient, the information shall be made available to a legally authorized individual.
2. The patient has the right to formally access his medical records.