Your information is important and confidential.

Our ethics and policies require that your information be held in strict confidence.

At Bath Community Hospital, we are committed to treating and using protected health information about you responsibly. This summary of the Notice of Privacy Practices describes the personal information we collect and how and when we use or disclose that information. It also describes your rights as they relate to your protected health information.

For a complete copy of the Notice of Privacy Practices, please call the hospital at (540) 839-7000 or pick up a copy at the Registration Desk.

YOUR HEALTH RECORD

Every time you register at the hospital a record of your visit is made. This record usually includes your symptoms, results of tests and exams, as well as your diagnosis, treatment and plan for future care.

Although your health record is the physical property of Bath Community Hospital, the information belongs to you. You have rights to your health record that are guaranteed and defined by law, including the rights to inspect and obtain a copy of your health record, change your health record, obtain an accounting of disclosures of your health record and request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your information.

Our hospital is required to maintain the privacy of your health information, accommodate reasonable requests you may have regarding your health information, and notify you if we are unable to agree to a requested restriction.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REPORT A PROBLEM

Our hospital’s Privacy Officer is Pat Foutz, and you can reach her at (540) 839-7055. If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with Pat Foutz or with the Office for Civil Rights. Their address is:

OCR
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
150 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 372
Public Ledger Building
Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111

Legal Disclaimer

Purpose:

The Bath Community Hospital (BCH) website is to provide health care information to the general public. It is not intended to be used as a substitute for examination, diagnosis and medical treatment by licensed and qualified health care professionals. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to making any treatment decisions and with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or its treatment.

Limitation of Liability:

BCH disclaims any and all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, correctness, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the data, materials, interpretations, analyses, reports and any other information available through this web sit, or the web site itself. To the extent permitted by law, BCH shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by its construction and publication of this web site or for any decision made, or action taken, in reliance on the contents hereof.

Contents:

BCH attempts to insure the integrity and accuracy of this web site; however, BCH makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the correctness and accuracy of this site. The materials on this web sit are offered as is. It is possible that the site may include inaccuracies or errors and that unauthorized additions and alterations may be made to the site by third parties. In the event you detect such an inaccuracy, please inform BCH.

Links To Other Sites:

BCH makes no judgment or warranty with respect to the accuracy, timeliness or safety of the content or to other internet sites to which these pages may link. A link to a non-BCH web site is not an endorsement of that site, its content, or its sponsoring organization.

Copyright And Limitations On Use:

This web site, including, without limitation, the images and information contained herein, including but not limited to, the text, graphics or html code, are the property of BCH and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. By using this site, you agree not to reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, print or circulate any of the contents of this website to anyone without the express, prior written consent of BCH. You may download any of these materials for your own personal, non-commercial use, as long as you do not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from the downloaded materials.

Your Authorization:

We will not use or disclose your personal health information for any purpose unless you have signed a form authorizing the use of disclosure. You have the right to revoke that authorization in writing unless we have taken any action in reliance on the authorization.

Virginia Law:

We protect our records as defined applicable Virginia statutes, including, but not limited to, the “Virginia Privacy Protection Act of 1976”, the “Virginia Freedom of Information Act”, and by any applicable U.S. federal laws.