PATIENT RIGHTS
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Albemarle Hospital respects your rights and recognized that each patient is an individual with unique healthcare needs. Because of the importance of respecting each patient's personal dignity, care is given in a considerate and respectful manner and is focused upon each individual or child/adolescent's needs.

Patient Rights - Adults

• The right to care that is considerate and respectful with recognition of personal dignity and individuality.
  
• The right, within the law, to personal privacy and confidentiality of information and to receive care in a safe and secure setting.
  
• The right to impartial access to treatment or accommodations that are available or medically indicated regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin or sources of payment for care.
  
• The right to have your pain recognized and addressed appropriately.
  
• The right to know the name and professional qualifications of the individuals caring for you and to know who is primarily responsible for your care.
  
• The right to obtain complete and current information concerning your condition, treatment and informed consent in order to promote total patient involvement.
  
• The right to access people outside of the hospital environment by means of visitors and by verbal and written communication. If you do not speak or understand English you should have access to an interpreter whenever possible.
  
• The right to information and treatment alternatives necessary to make medical ecisions that reflect your wishes.
  
• The right to know if the hospital has relationships with outside parties that may influence your treatment and care.
  
• The right to refuse to participate in any research projects.
  
• .The right to refuse treatment, to the extent permitted by law and to be informed of the medical consequences of such refusal.
  
• The right to be transferred to another hospital. The reason for transfer can be based on your request and/or medical necessity. You will be transferred only after receiving a complete explanation of and the alternatives to the transfer. The transfer must be acceptable to the receiving facility.
  
• If you are disabled, you have the right to access hospital services in accordance with ADA guidelines.
  
• The right to be involved in ethical questions that may come up during their care, to include, settling conflict, withholding resuscitation, refusing or stopping of life sustaining treatment and involvement in research studies or clinical trials.
  
• You have the right to make advance directives (such as living will, health care power of attorney and advance instruction for mental health treatment) and to have those directives followed to the extent permitted by law.

Patient Responsibilities - Adults

• You are responsible for providing accurate and complete information about present complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications, and other matters relating to your health to ensure we are able to give you the best are possible.
  
• The patient and family are responsible for reporting perceived risks in their care and unexpected changes in the patient's condition.
  
• .You are responsible for questioning, understanding, and following, to the best of your ability, the treatment plan recommended by your physician, nurses, and other healthcare workers.
• You are responsible for your actions should you refuse treatment.
  
• You are responsible for being respectful of the rights and privacy of other patients and the hospital personnel by assisting in the control of noise and by encouraging the cooperation of your visitors to do the same.
  
• You are responsible for being respectful of the property of others and of the hospital.
  
• You are responsible for ensuring that financial obligations for your healthcare are fulfilled as promptly as possible.
  
• You are responsible for following hospital safety regulations and other rules affecting patient care and conduct.

Patient Rights and Responsibilities - Children/Adolescents

In addition to the rights and responsibilities afforded the adult patients, minor patients and their parents or guardians have the following rights and responsibilities:

• To participate in the treatment process.
• To ensure that their child (children) follow the agreed upon course of treatment.
• Providing informed consent for their minor child (children).