Purpose
To ensure that all patients receive equal access to the services provided by Hancock Regional Hospital.
POLICY:
Hancock Regional Hospital shall provide care for patients without discrimination, including, but not necessarily limited to the following:
- Patients will be treated and/or admitted and assigned to rooms without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, mental or physical status or source of payment.
- Patients will not be asked if they desire or are willing to share a room with a patient of another denomination or race, thereby the transfer of a patient to another room shall not be interpreted as discrimination.
- Associates, volunteers, and medical staff will be assigned to patients regardless of race, religion, color, creed, or national origin.
- All patients shall receive a uniform standard of care based on their diagnosis, treatment needs, care planning, and all other aspects of patient care.
- Any associate who refuses to provide care to any patient because of that patient’s race, religion, color, creed, national origin, etc., will be disciplined in accordance with hospital personnel policies.
- The Hancock Regional Hospital policy on Patient’s Basic Rights and Responsibilities provides additional detail.