As a patient, you have the right:

• To respectful and considerate care.
• To privacy.
• To a clear, complete, and understandable description of your condition and treatment choices.
• To ask questions and expect answers about benefits and risks before you give your permission for any procedure or treatment.
• To refuse a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure or treatment.
• To access your medical record.
• To contact the office manager if you have concerns or complaints about the care you receive.
• To leave the Medical Center as soon as possible with instructions about caring for yourself at home.
• To change primary or specialty physicians if other qualified physicians are available.

As a patient, you have the responsibility:

• To give your health care team the most complete and correct information about your health, health history, insurance, and related issues.
• To tell your caregivers about changes in the way you feel when you are in the Medical Center, or after you leave.
• To follow your plan of care. To be considerate and respectful of other patients and Medical Center employees as well as other's property and equipment.