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Patient Rights & Responsibilities

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The personnel and medical staff of Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center strive to demonstrate respect for you individually and to maintain your dignity while making you feel as “at home” as possible while you are here. In order to assure consideration of your individual needs and concerns, we have adopted the following goals concerning your care:

Patient Rights:

You should receive the care ordered by your physician that is necessary for your medical problem without discrimination because of your race, color, national origin, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, diagnosis, and ability to pay for your care. Nor will you be discriminated against based on whether or not you have a POLST, advanced directive or other advance care planning instrument. Treatment may not be conditioned on whether you have completed end-of-life care instructions.
You are to be treated respectfully and considerately by others, to be addressed by your proper name, to be listened to when you have a problem or a question and to receive an appropriate response to your questions.
While you are with us, you can expect that we will make every reasonable attempt to maintain your privacy. When being examined, you are entitled to have the door closed or the curtains drawn, to have visitors excused and to know why any observer is present. Those not directly involved in your care must have your permission to be present.
Your medical records are private and only you or authorized persons or agencies are allowed to see them. The personnel involved in your care will treat any information they receive about you in a respectful and confidential manner. You have the right to access information contained in your clinical records within a reasonable time frame.
You should receive information concerning your condition and medical care in terms you can understand. Interpretive services are available as needed to ensure effective communication between you and your care providers.
You have the right to know the name of the physician responsible for your care, as well as other physicians or practitioners involved in your treatment and care.
You have the right to pain relief. The nursing staff will work together with you and your physician to establish a goal for pain relief and develop and implement a plan to achieve that goal. Please ask for pain relief measures when pain begins and communicate unrelieved pain to your caregiver.
If you are not satisfied with the care provided by your caregiver (physician, nurse, therapist or assistant) you have the right to select another physician from the medical staff or be assigned another nurse, therapist or assistant. You can address any concern with the Manager of the department or Supervisor.
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center provides training programs for students in various healthcare occupations.
We believe the presence of these students adds to the quality of your care. You should receive an explanation of how they will be used in your treatment and you may elect not to have them involved in your care.
You can expect an explanation of any portion of your bill. According to your needs, we will assist you in making financial arrangements for payment, and when appropriate, will assist you with obtaining financial assistance through governmental programs. Under our “Community Service Assurance” and our charitable mission, we will provide medically necessary emergency and basic hospital services regardless of your ability to pay.
The Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA) directs that information be provided to all adult hospital patients about their rights to accept or refuse treatment and their rights to have an Advance Directive. If you do not have an Advance Directive, you may request information and assistance in preparing one.
You have the right to take an active role in your health care. We encourage you to be involved in making decisions and resolving dilemmas about your care.
You have the right to receive informed consent — an explanation of the risks and benefits of your care, treatment and services.
You have the right to have your cultural, emotional, spiritual and personal values, beliefs and preferences respected. Pastoral care is available upon request.
You have the right to be free from abuse or neglect and to be cared for in a safe setting.
You have the right to be free from the use of seclusion or restraint, of any form, as a means of coercion, convenience or retaliation by staff. If restraints are used, they will be used in accordance with your plan of care as determined by your physician.
Any therapeutic restrictions on communication should be fully explained to you and your family and should be determined with your participation.
You have the right to access protective services. We can provide you with resources upon request. Southern Coos Hospital is accessible to patients with special needs. Each person admitted to the hospital or emergency services who needs assistance to effectively communicate with hospital staff, make health care decisions or engage in activities of daily living due to a disability, including but not limited to: a physical, intellectual, behavioral or cognitive impairment; deafness, being hard of hearing or other communication barrier; blindness; Autism; or Dementia has a right to:
  • Designate three support persons, and have at least one support person present at all times in the Emergency Services Department, and during a hospital stay, if necessary to ensure effective communication and to facilitate care.
  • Have one support person designated and allowed to be present for any discussion when asked to elect hospice care, to sign an advanced directive or other instrument allowing the withholding or withdrawing of life sustaining procedures or artificially administered nutrition or hydration, unless the patient requests to have the discussion in the absence of the support person.

Patient Responsibilities:

As a patient at Southern Coos Hosptal & Health Center, you are the most important member of our health care team. We encourage you to take an active role in your treatment. Here’s how you can actively participate in your care:
Provide Information — Communicate, to the best of your knowledge, accurate and complete information about your medical history and current health conditions. Report any perceived risks in your care, unexpected changes in your condition, or any safety concerns to your caregivers. Please cooperate with our Patient Account Representatives in providing prompt and necessary financial information. We ask that you be prompt in providing information for billing insurance and in paying your bills.
Become Informed — Educate yourself about your diagnosis, the medical tests you are undergoing and your treatment plan. Know what medications you take and why you take them.
Ask Questions — Speak up if you have questions or concerns about your care, and if you don’t understand, ask for clarification.
Involve a Family Member or Friend — Ask a trusted family member or friend to be your advocate or support person. Your advocate can ask questions that you may not think of and can help make sure you get the right medications and treatments.
Follow Instructions — Follow the care, service, or treatment plan developed by your health care providers. You or your family are responsible for expressing concerns about your ability to follow and comply with the proposed plan and for understanding treatment alternatives. You are also responsible for accepting the medical outcomes if you do not follow the care, service or treatment plan.
Follow Rules and Regulations — Please comply with hospital rules and regulations concerning patient care, infection prevention, and conduct.
Show Respect and Consideration — Please be considerate of hospital personnel and property, other patients, visitors and volunteers, especially with reference to noise, smoking and observing visiting hours. With the good health of patients, visitors and staff in mind, smoking will not be permitted.
The patient’s family, support person or surrogate decision-maker assumes the above rights and responsibilities if the patient has been found by his or her physician to be incapable of understanding these responsibilities, has been judged incompetent in accordance with law, or exhibits a communication barrier.
If you had an exceptional experience or have a special concern or problem related to a Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center visit, we’d appreciate the feedback. You or your family members have the right to express your concerns and recommend changes without it affecting our care in any way. Grievances will be investigated on your behalf and acknowledged by letter within 7 business days.

Compliments and complaints may be addressed to:

Barbara Snyder, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Quality, Risk & Compliance Officer
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center
900 11th St. SE
Bandon, Oregon 97411
Or you may call directly to 541-347-0512

Outside agencies such as Oregon Health Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Services can be contacted to assist you.

Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)

KEPRO, BFCC-QIO Program
5700 Lombardo Center, Suite 100
Seven Hills, OH 44131
Toll free (888)305-6759
TTY (855)843-4776

Health Care Regulation and Quality Improvement

800 NE Oregon Street
Suite 305
Portland, Oregon 97232
(971) 673-0540

Office of Quality Monitoring

DNV Healthcare USA Inc.

Attn: Hospital Complaints­
4435 Aicholtz Road, Suite 900­
Cincinnati, OH 45245­
Phone: 866-496-9647­
Fax: 281-870-4818­
hospitalcomplaint@dnv.com

Outside agencies such as Oregon Health Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Services can be contacted to assist you.

Patient Concerns:

The complaint and grievance process

At Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center, we ask patients or families who have problems, complaints or concerns to follow the steps below.

  1. Please address your concerns with a member of your healthcare team first. This step ensures patients speak with someone who is most familiar with their care. They may be able to quickly resolve any issue or refer you to someone who can.
  2. If you are not satisfied with the response you have received from your health care team, please call our Risk and Compliance Officer at 541-347-0512 or send your written concern to:

Barbara Snyder, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Quality, Risk & Compliance Officer
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center
900 11th St. SE
Bandon, Oregon 97411

  1. And if you are still not satisfied, you may contact the following outside resources to register your complaint:
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