This hospital also has the right to expect certain kinds of behavior from our patients. Patients, relatives, and friends should behave reasonably and correctly. To respectful and kind care. To humane care that always makes matters of personal comfort and dignity a priority. To be told about one's health care, and to participate in decisions involving care.
Patients have the right to consent to any treatment they receive.
These documents allow the patient to make personal health care decisions for the future and to assign someone to make decisions for them. To know that having or not having an Advance Directive cannot change the way care is given. To refuse treatment or have treatment withdrawn, as far as the law allows, and to be told how such actions would change their medical status. To get information about medical care written in easily understood language. To express concerns about medical care without delay.