Patient Rights
Patient Rights and Responsibilities
As a patient at MMH you have both rights and responsibilities. The following "Patient
Bill of Rights" and "Patient Responsibilities" have been developed for you.
Your Rights
- You are entitled to considerate and respectful care.
- You have the right to obtain from your physician, complete and current information
concerning you diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in terms you can understand.
- You are entitled to receive from you physician, information necessary to give
informed consent before the start of any procedure and/or treatment.
- You are entitled to know how a complaint can be made and how it will be resolved
by the hospital and you need not fear making a complaint or comment.
- You have the right to privacy concerning your own medical care program.
- You have the right to expect all communications and records pertaining to your care
will be treated as confidential.
- You have the right to receive and examine an explanation of your bill, regardless of
the source of payment, and to receive, upon request, information about financial
assistance through the hospital.
- You have the right to refuse treatment to the extent provided by law and to be informed
of the consequences of the refusal. When refusal of treatment prevents the hospital or its
staff from providing appropriate care according to ethical and professional standards, the
relationship with you may be ended upon reasonable notice.
- You are entitled to information about hospital rules and regulations affecting your care and comfort.
- You have the right to medical care free of discrimination on the basis of race, creed,
religion, sexual preference, color, national origin, sex, age, economic status or handicap.
- You have the right to prepare an "advance directive" for medical treatment and to appoint a
surrogate to make treatment decisions for you to the extent permitted by law. The presence of
an advance directive is not a requirement for care at MMH.
- You have the right to access, within the limits of the law, information contained in your
medical record.
- You are entitled to be informed of continuing health care requirements following discharge
from the hospital including time and location of follow-up appointments and the identity of
the person providing care.
Medical Records
Contact (906) 387-4110 x. 118 for all inquires/questions in regards to a medical
record. The following fees apply when obtaining copies of your medical record.
Initial Fee: $22.08 plus per page charges.
Pages 1-20 $1.10 per page, pages 21-50 $0.55 per page, 51 pages & over
$0.23 per page. Postage and Handling fees are extra.
