Patient Welcome Book - Harrington Memorial Hospital

Information: The patient has the right to
obtain from the practitioner responsible for
coordinating his or her care, complete and
fidentiality
right, within The single the law, most to important thing you can do to ensure
ational
good
privacy,
care
as manio:
current information concerning his or her
and prevent errors is to be an active partner in
your own health care – that means getting involved in
anyone not officially
he Hospital, your including care and visitors, asking questions of your health care professional.
with the We encourage you to use the ly connected following.
diagnosis (to the degree known), treatment,
and any known prognosis. This information
should be communicated in terms the patient
are not directly involved in
can understand. When it is not medically
advisable to give such information to the
✓ Make sure that all medicines
patient, the
you
information
take are
should be made
personal clothing intended and for you. available to a legally authorized individual.
symbolic items, Your as long health as care professional Every should patient check shall your have identity the right, with upon you
ere with diagnostic before procedures giving any medicine. request, Before to taking inspect medication, his or her medical ask what records
medicine they are providing. and to receive a copy thereof and the fee for
d examined in surroundings
said copy shall be determined by the rate of
e reasonable ✓ Make sure that those copying caring expenses. for you have washed
y. This includes
their hands.
rson of one’s own
Hand
sex
washing is an important way to prevent the spread of
rtain parts of a
infection.
physical
This includes your visitors.
tment, or procedure
ealth professional of
and the right
✓
not
If you
to
are having surgery, make sure that you and
ny longer than your is doctor are clear on exactly what will be done.
mplishing the medical The Hospital marks the site where surgery is to be performed with a
the patient was permanent marker prior to surgery.
Hospitalist Service
iscussion or consultar
admission To will assure coordinated efforts from multiple healthcare professionals,
screetly, and Harrington that intly
involved care in your of patients of participating physicians. During your inpatient stay
Hospital employs a Hospitalist approach for the inpatient
resent without at Harrington, your your care may be directed and coordinated by a
Hospitalist.
our medical What record is a Hospitalist? A Hospitalist is a physician who specializes in
iduals directly inpatient involved treatment and only cares for patients who are admitted to
or the monitoring the hospital. of its When a patient Communication: requires hospitalization The and patient when has that the right
ther individuals patient’s only on primary your writor
that of your this service legally authorized
the patient does services not have if necessary. a physician The with Hospital hospital provides
care physician to access (PCP) assistance has chosen devices to participate and interpreter
privileges, the patient’s care will TTY be units, directed portable by amplification the Hospitalist. devices,
nications and other
word and picture boards and electrolarynx
As a single point person overseeing
to your care, including the
voice generators.
the patient’s
The
care,
Massachusetts
the Hospitalist
checks on the patient daily or
nt for treatment, to be treated Commision
throughout
for
the
the
day,
Deaf
monitors
and Hard
the
of Hearing
patient’s in-hospital care, and
may
works
provide
to coordinate
emergency
care
services.
with the
Interpreter
patient’s primary care physician
to another room if
services
and
are
other
available
physician
from
specialists.
our medical
The
Hospitalist will discuss treatment
r visitors in the room are
approved
options,
bilingual
answer questions
staff interpreter,
for the
contracted
patient and his/her family, monitor
urbing you by their actions.
agency
test
and
results,
telephonic
obtain
language
consultations
service.
when needed, and respond to any changes in the patient’s condition.
ective privacy when
Once the patient is discharged Consent: from the The hospital, patient the will patient’s be asked to sign a
sary for personal safety.
Primary Care Physician will provide consent any form necessary upon admission follow up. in order If for us
me on the hospital patients directory. do not have a Primary to perform Care Physician, certain routine a hospital Hospital affiliated procedures,
me given to physician clergy unless will be assigned to e.g., you for blood post-discharge test, medications, follow-up etc. care. You may also
be asked to sign consent forms for certain types
Health Care
Checklist
For Patients
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