PATIENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The North Shore Health Network (NSHN) is committed to supporting and providing a positive environment in which the rights and responsibilities of patients, families and visitors are upheld and individuals are treated with courtesy and respect.

The rights and responsibilities apply regardless of an individual’s:

  • age,

  • race,

  • ethnicity,

  • religion or religious creed,

  • culture,

  • language,

  • physical or mental disability,

  • socioeconomic status,

  • sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,

  • marital status,

  • national origin,

  • ancestry,

  • genetic information,

  • veteran’s status,

  • prior conviction of a crime

DECLARATION OF PATIENT, FAMILY & CAREGIVER VALUES

CLIN-GEN-003 Patient Rights and Responsibilities - Declaration of Patient Values

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FORM-CLIN-GEN-002 Declaration of Patient, Family & Caregiver Values

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