Patient Rights & Responsibilities

Your Rights as a Patient:

To be cared for with concern and respect.
To be informed about your diagnosis and treatment from your doctor.
To know the name of the doctor taking care of you.
To receive information about your care so that you can make informed decisions and ask your doctor about procedures including the nature and purpose; what you can expect; risks and alternatives.
To accept or refuse medical or surgical treatment.
To expect that your pain will be managed and controlled.
To expect that all written and verbal communication about your treatment be kept private.
To be advised if the hospital takes part in or does research that would affect your care or treatment. You have the right to refuse to be involved in such projects.
To be informed about advance directives.

Your responsibilities as a patient:

To provide complete and correct information about you and your health.
To report changes in your health or illness to a health care worker.
To report if you do not understand the plan of care, information given to you, or what is expected of you.
To follow the treatment plan.
For your actions should you refuse treatment or refuse to follow instructions.
To see that your health care is paid for as soon as you are able.
To follow hospital rules that affect patient care.
To respect the rights of other patients and health care workers.
To assist in control of noise, smoking and the number of visitors.
To respect the property of other persons and the hospital.

You can be assured that:

Our staff will provide you with the support and care that you expect.
You have the right to direct any concerns about your care to the unit manager or the patient advocate and receive a response to your concerns.
Your care is not contingent upon having or not having an advance directive.
You have the right to participate in the consideration of ethical issues that arise in your care, including requesting the advice of the Hospital Ethics Committee.