| Access
to Care |
| Patients shall be given impartial
access to available care regardless of race, creed,
sex, or national origin.
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| Provision
of Care |
| Patients have the right to participate
in the development and implementation of their plan
of care that includes consideration of their social,
spiritual, and cultural needs. |
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| Respect
and Dignity |
| Patients have the right to considerate,
respectful care at all times with regard to personal
dignity. Patients have the right to be free from
all forms of abuse or harassment. |
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| Privacy
and Confidentiality |
| Patients have the right (within the
law) to personal and informational privacy. All
communications and records pertaining to care shall
be confidential. |
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| Personal
Safety |
| Patients have the right to reasonable
safety insofar as the hospital practices and environments
are concerned. |
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| Identity |
| Patients have the right to know the
identity and professional status of individuals
providing service to them and to know which physician
is primarily responsible for their care. |
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| Information |
| Patients have the right to obtain
complete and current information concerning diagnosis,
treatment, and any known prognosis. Patients have
the right to access information contained in their
clinical records within a reasonable time frame. |
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| Communication |
Patients have the right to access
people outside the hospital by means of visitors
and by verbal and written communication.
Patients have the right to have a family member
or representative of their choice and their own
physician notified promptly of his or her admission
to the hospital. |
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| Consent |
| Patients have the right to reasonable
informed participation in decisions involving health
care. Patients shall also be informed of and given
the opportunity to participate in any human experimentation
or other research/educational projects affecting
treatment or care provided. |
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| Pain
Management |
| Patients have the right to pain management.
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| Consultation |
| Patients, at their request/expense,
have the right to consult with a specialist. |
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| Refusal
of Treatment |
| Patients may refuse treatment to the
extent permitted by law. Patients will be informed
of the medical consequences of such refusal. |
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| Transfer
and Continuity Care |
| Patients may not be transferred to
another facility without a complete explanation
of the need for transfer and alternatives to such
transfer and only if such transfer is acceptable
to the other facility. |
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| Patient
Representative Services |
| Patients have the right to request
assistance of the patient representative for concerns
about service or quality of care. An expression
of concern about services does not in itself serve
to compromise future access to care. |
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| Advance
Directives |
Patients have the right to formulate an advance
directive and/or to appoint a surrogate to make
health care decisions on their behalf to the extent
permitted by law. The provision of care is not conditioned
on the existence of an advance directive. |
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Ethical Issues |
| DRMC has a Biomedical Ethics Committee
that is available for consultation on ethical issues
arising in the care of the patient if such consultation
is desired by the patient, the patient's designated
representative, the physician, or a hospital associate.
A request for consultation may be made to the physician,
the nurse, or the patient representative by calling
the switchboard who will notify the Biomedical Ethics
Committee member on call. |
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| Rights
of Guardians, Next of Kin, or Legally Authorized
Responsible Persons |
| The above-named have the right (within
the law) to exercise the rights delineated on behalf
of the patient if the patient has been judged incompetent
in accordance with the law, is found to be medically
incapable of understanding proposed treatments/procedures,
is unable to communicate wishes regarding treatment,
or is a minor. |
