- The patient has the right to be treated with consideration, respect and dignity.
- It is the patient’s responsibility to answer all medical questions truthfully, to the best of his/her knowledge including complete information about symptoms, past illnesses, medications, and other matters relating to his/her plan of care.
- The patient and/or the patient representative has the right to all complete and current information concerning his/her diagnosis and treatment and in terms that he/she can understand.
- The patient has the right to know the person or persons responsible for coordinating his/her care. If not medically advisable to give information to the patient, the information shall be made available to an appropriate person on the patient’s behalf.
- The patient has the right to receive from the physician enough information so that he/she may understand the services being rendered in order to sign the informed consent.
- The patient has the right to refuse treatment and to be informed of the consequences of his/her actions.
- The patient has the right to privacy of any information or treatment concerning his/her own medical care.
- The patient has the right to be informed of any persons other than routine personnel that would be observing or participating in his/her treatment and to refuse that observation and/or participation.
- The patient has the right for all medical records to be treated as confidential and given the opportunity to approve or refuse his/her release unless it would cause a negative outcome in the continuation of medical care.
- The patient has the right to know if any research will be done during his/her treatment and has the right to refuse it.
- The patient has the right to expect quality care and service from the Chandler Surgical Center (CSC).
- The patient has the right to examine and receive an explanation of his/her bill, regardless of the source of payment.
- The patient has the right to know, in advance, the expected amount of his/her bill regardless of the source of payment.
- The patient has the right to know what SCP rules and regulations apply to his/her conduct as a patient.