Patient Responsibilities
In addition to your rights as a patient, you also have responsibility to:
Provide, to the best of your knowledge, accurate and complete information about
present complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications and other
matters relating to your health.
Report unexpected changes in your condition to the responsible practitioner.
Make it known whether you clearly understand a contemplated course of action and
what is expected of you.
Follow the treatment plan recommended by the practitioner primarily responsible
for your care. This may include following the instructions of nurses and allied
health personnel as they carry out the coordinated plan of care and implement
the responsible practitioner’s orders and as they enforce the applicable
hospital rules and regulations.
Keep appointments, and when you are unable to do so for any reason, notify the
responsible practitioner or the hospital.
Be accountable for your actions if you refuse treatment or do not follow the
practitioner’s instructions.
Assure that the financial obligations of your health care are fulfilled as
promptly as possible.
Follow hospital rules and regulations affecting patient care and conduct.
Be considerate of the rights of other patients and hospital personnel, and
assist in the control of noise, smoking and the number of visitors.
Respect the property of other persons and of the hospital.
Have a suggestion, idea or concern?
You
can
submit online or call Patient Relations at
(607) 763-6777.
