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Your Rights and Responsibilities As A Patient
As a hospital patient, you have a right to expect certain things from us. These “Patient Rights” are posted in public areas in the hospital. You’ll also receive a copy of these Patient Rights when your register.
To provide you with appropriate and effective care, please be sure to:
- Provide our staff with accurate and complete information about present health complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications and other matters relating to your health.
- Report unexpected changes in your condition to your nurse or physician.
- Understand the course of treatment the doctor has outlined for you and the benefits and risks associated with treatment.
- Ask your physician or nurse to explain anything you don’t understand.
- If you have executed an Advance Health Care Directive, be sure to provide a current copy to your doctor and to the hospital so that it can be kept with your records.
We ask that you be considerate of the rights and privacy of other patients and respectful of the employees and property of St. Rose Hospital.