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| WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL |
| 304-455-8000 |
| "Take Good Care!" |
| Patients & Visitors |
The complete Privacy Notice is posted throughout the Hospital. In addition, you are
entitled to a paper copy of the complete privacy notice upon your request. You may ask
the admitting representative or your health care provider for your copy.
The private notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by the Hospital.
Your personal doctor may have different policies or notices regarding the doctor's use
and disclosure of your medical information created int he doctor's office or clinic.
The privacy notice will tell you how we use and disclose medical information about you.
It also describes your rights and certain obligations regarding the use and disclosure of
medical information.
This is a summary of how we may use medical information about you to:
This is a summary of your right to:
entitled to a paper copy of the complete privacy notice upon your request. You may ask
the admitting representative or your health care provider for your copy.
The private notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by the Hospital.
Your personal doctor may have different policies or notices regarding the doctor's use
and disclosure of your medical information created int he doctor's office or clinic.
The privacy notice will tell you how we use and disclose medical information about you.
It also describes your rights and certain obligations regarding the use and disclosure of
medical information.
This is a summary of how we may use medical information about you to:
- provide medical treatment or services,
- bill for and receive payment for treatment you have received at WCH, including
workers' compensation, - review our treatment and services and to evaluate the performance of our staff in
caring for you; comply with health oversight activities, - decide what additional services the Hospital should offer, what services are not
needed, and whether certain new treatments are effective, - assist with the teaching and learning for doctors, and other healthcare
professionals, and healthcare students, - remind you of an appointment,
- include you in the directory while you are a patient,
- your religious affiliation will be given to a member of the clergy unless you object,
- assist persons who are involved in your medical care,
- comply with federal, state, and local law, military authority or to prevent a serious
threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of the public or another
person, - protect your health and safety or the health and safety of others; or for the safety
and security of the correctional institution for inmates
This is a summary of your right to:
- inspect and copy medical information that may be used to make medical
decisions about your care, - request an amendment of your record,
- request an accounting of disclosures of medical information,
- request a restriction or limitation on the medical information we disclose about
you for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, - request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or
at a certain location, - file a complaint with the Hospital or the Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated: You
will not be penalized for filing a complaint.