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PATIENT RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES The Surgery Center provides medical treatment without regard to race, creed, sex, nationality, gender or source of payment. As our patient, you are entitled to safe, considerate, respectful and dignified care at all times. As our patient at The Surgery Center, you have the right to: Ё Receive care in a safe setting, free from any form of abuse or harassment. Ё Receive appropriate assessment and management of pain. Ё Have a family member or representative of your choice and your personal physician promptly notified of your admission to the hospital. Ё Receive treatment free from restraints or seclusion unless clinically necessary to provide acute medical, surgical or behavioral care. Ё Change your provider if other qualified providers are available. You are entitled to personal and informational privacy as required by law. This includes your right to: Ё Know the identity, professional status, role and business relationship of all those involved in your care. Ё Undergo examinations in reasonably private visual and auditory surroundings. Ё Request that a person of your own gender be present during physical examinations. Ё Review or obtain copies of your medical records and financial records. Ё Obtain a list of certain disclosures of your medical information made in accordance with state and federal laws. Ё Request an amendment to your medical records if you believe information is not correct. Ё Have your medical records read and discreetly discussed only by those directly involved with or related to your care, by anyone to whom you have given permission, or by those who have legal custody, or other authorized individuals. Ё Experience confidentiality in all aspects of your care and payment sources. The Surgery Center will involve only those acting in an official capacity for the center, and will exclude any individuals you choose to exclude. Ё Protective privacy when necessary to provide for your personal safety or for the safety of other patients, visitors, and staff. Ё Preservation of the safety and security of your personal belongings from search or seizure, except for reasonable cause. As a patient at The Surgery Center, you have the right to: Ё Be involved in all aspects of your care and to participate in decisions regarding your care. This includes your right to be informed of the diagnosis and prognosis of your condition. When it is medically inadvisable to give such information to you, it will be provided to a person designated by you or to a legally authorized person. Ё Be informed of appropriate treatment options, including their risks and benefits, alternative treatment options, the consequences of no treatment, and the results of medical care provided – including any unanticipated adverse outcomes. Ё Request restrictions on how your medical and financial records are used and shared. However, The Surgery Center may choose not to accept these restrictions if necessary to your care. Ё Have access to appropriate staff for the purpose of reporting suspected child abuse or adult abuse. Ё Communicate with individuals outside the hospital.

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