MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
PATIENT’S RIGHTS
1. The patient has the right to impartial access to treatment or accommodations that are available or medically
indicated regardless of race, creed sex, national origin, religion, mental impairment, age or source of payment for
care.
2. The patient has the right to considerate and respectful care.
3. The patient has the right, within the law, to personal and informational privacy confidentiality.
4. The patient has the right to expect reasonable safety concerning hospital practices and environment.
5. The patient has the right to appropriate assessment and management of pain.
6. The patient has the right to know the identity and professional status of individuals providing service to them and to
know which physician or other practitioner is primarily responsible for their care.
7. The patient has the right to obtain from his/her practitioner complete and current information concerning their
diagnosis (to the degree known), treatment, and any known prognosis.
8. The patient has the right to participate in the considerations of ethical issues that arise in the provision of their care.
9. The patient has the right of access to people outside the hospital by means of visitors and by verbal and written
communication.
10. The patient has the right to reasonable informed participation in decisions involving their health care.
11. The patient has the right to reasonable informed participation in decisions involving their health care.
12. The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the extent permitted by law and to be informed of the medical
consequences of their refusal.
13. The patient, at their own request and expense, has the right to consult with a specialist.
14. The patient has the right to receive a complete explanation of the need, benefits, and risks (if any) for a
transfer to another facility and their alternatives to such a transfer.
15. The patient has the right to be informed of any continuing health care requirements following discharge from the
hospital.
16. The patient has the right to examine/receive an explanation of his bill regardless of source of payment.
17. The patient has the right to exercise cultural and spiritual beliefs that do not interfere with the well being of
others or the planned course of medical therapy for the patient.
18. The patient has the right to know what hospital rules and regulations apply to his conduct as a patient.
19. The patient has the right to an interpreter when a patient does not speak/understand the predominant language.
20. The neonate, pediatric, or adolescent patient has the right to have their parent/or legal guardian involved
throughout the course of treatment.
21. The patient has the right to an environment that limits the use of restraints only for the situations that are
clinically justified and never used as a form of punishment. The patient has the right for restraints to be discontinued
as soon as condition warrants. The restrained patient has the right to respectful, dignified, safe, care during restraint
use.
22. The patient has the right to be informed of their rights and responsibilities as a patient and a copy will be
provided to the patient upon request.
A copy of these rights and responsibilities is available at the Nurse’s Station, Admitting Office,
Outpatient Registration, and Endoscopy Suite.