PATIENT RIGHTS - The Spine Hospital Of Louisiana

The Spine Hospital of Louisiana complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and remains committed to delivering medically necessary healthcare to our patients in a compassionate, respectful and ethical manner without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, religion, marital status, citizenship, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and/or other legally protected classification.  Patients are treated with dignity and respect at all times.

YOUR RIGHTS

As a patient, or when appropriate, the patient’s representative as allowed by law, you have the following rights:

• Free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us such as qualified sign language interpreters
• Free language services to people whose primary language is not English
• Access to a copy of your paper or electronic medical record
• Correct your paper or electronic medical record
• Request confidential communication
• Ask us to limit the information we share
• Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared your information
• Get a copy of our privacy notice
• Choose someone to act for you
• File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated

YOUR CHOICES

You have some choices in the way that we use and share information as we:

• Tell family and friends about your condition
• Provide disaster relief
• Include you in a hospital directory
• Provide mental health care
• Market our services and sell your information
• Raise funds

OUR USES AND DISCLOSURES

We may use and share your information as we:

• Treat you
• Run our organization
• Bill for your services
• Help with public health and safety issues
• Do research
• Comply with the law
• Respond to organ and tissue donation requests
• Work with a medical examiner or funeral director
• Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests
• Respond to lawsuits and legal actions

The above is only a summary. You can view your rights as a Spine Hospital patient in full by clicking the links below.