All patients at TRMC have the right to:

• receive care within our scope of service;
• considerate and respectful care;
• consideration of not only physical needs, but emotional, spiritual, and cultural needs as well;
• comfort and dignity for the dying patient;
• make your own decisions about your healthcare;
• formulate advance directives;
• receive medical information and records concerning your healthcare;
• make informed decisions;
• be informed about the outcomes of care, including unanticipated outcomes;
• appropriate assessment and management of pain;
• request information about hospital policies;
• register a complaint;
• consideration of ethical issues;
• to be informed of any research or experimentation;
• privacy, confidentiality, and security;
• pastoral counseling;
• access protective services;
• involvement in his/her care;
• authorize another to make decisions for you; and
• decide about withholding or withdrawing life support systems.

As a patient, it is your responsibility to:

• provide accurate and complete information about present complaints, including pain, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications and other matters related to your health;
• the patient and family are responsible for reporting perceived risks in their care and unexpected changes in the patient's condition;
• the patient and family help the hospital improve its understanding of the patient's environment by providing feedback about service needs and expectations;
• ask questions when you do not understand;
• report unexpected changes in your condition to the responsible physician;
• say whether or not you understand a contemplated course of treatment and your obligations in its administration;
• follow the treatment plan recommended by the responsible physician and administered with the assistance of nurses and other healthcare personnel;
• abide by the no-smoking policy set forth in this facility;
• keep appointments or notify the appropriate person if you are not able to do so;
• accept the consequences of ignoring the physician's instructions or refusing treatment;
• meet the financial obligations to providers of your health care as promptly as possible; and
• follow hospital rules and regulations and respect the rights of other patients and the hospital staff.