Rights & Responsibilities

Patient’s Rights
It is recognized that each patient at Wyoming Medical Center has the following rights:

1. To be informed of your rights and to be involved in any restriction of those rights.
2. To receive considerate, courteous, respectful care and spiritual and emotional support.
3. To refuse treatment to the extent permitted by law and to be informed of the medical consequences of such action.
4. To be given personal and informational privacy within the law.
5. To receive an explanation of your hospital bill.
6. To know which hospital rules and regulations apply to your conduct as a patient.
7. To receive medically appropriate comprehensive hospital care regardless of race, religion, sex, disability, educational level, communication impairments or ability to pay.
8. To expect reasonable continuity of care, education and training that will aid your care following discharge.
9. To be informed as to the nature and purpose of technical procedures to be performed as part of your care.
10. To communicate with those responsible for your care and receive information regarding the nature and extent of the medical problem, the planned treatment
    and prognosis.
11. To be informed about the outcomes of care, including those outcomes that differ significantly from the anticipated outcomes.
12. To have pain and discomfort treated appropriately.
13. To have concerns addressed by appropriate hospital personnel, state regulating agencies, the protection and advocacy network and the Medicare fraud control unit.
14. To be free form any form of abuse and have access to protective services when at risk.
15. To receive services responsive to your needs and have available services identified to your and your family or substitute decision maker.
16. Minors are afforded consideration provided to any other patient, in addition to having their parents or legal guardians involved in every aspect of their care.
17. To have valuables safeguarded upon request and returned upon discharge.
    
18. To be free from restraints and seclusion in any form when used as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience for the staff, or retaliation.

Minors are afforded consideration provided to any other patient, and their parents or legal guardians have the right to be involved in every aspect of their care.

Patient’s Responsibilities
Your healthcare is a joint effort involving you, your family and Wyoming Medical Center. We are committed to providing you with the best care. To achieve the most desirable outcome we need your participation and shared responsibility. Patient and family responsibilities include:

1. Provide accurate and complete information to the best of your knowledge about:
   • Present Complaints
   • Hospitalizations
   • Past illnesses
   • Medications
   • Other matters relating to your health
2. Inform nursing or hospital staff of unexpected changes in your condition.
   
3. Ask questions or request clarification about what you have been told in order to fully understand what is expected of you.
4. Follow instructions and treatment plans. Positive results require that you and your family cooperate with hospital staff and your physician.
5. Express concerns about your ability to follow the proposed course of treatment that you and your physician have developed.
6. Follow the hospital’s rules and regulations concerning your care and conduct. Respect the rights of other patients and hospital staff. All medical information must be considered confidential.
7. Be respectful and considerate of other patients and hospital personnel. This includes no smoking, unnecessary noise or distractions.
8. Make certain you understand instructions, including medication schedules and follow-up appointments before leaving the hospital.
9. It is your responsibility to assure that the financial obligation for your healthcare is met promptly. Financial counseling is available.

Ensuring that the financial obligation for your healthcare is met promptly. Financial counseling is available.