This Notice will tell you how we may use and disclose protected health information about you. The term "protected health information" means any health information about you that identifies you or for which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify you. In this notice, we call all of that protected health information "medical information".

This Notice will also tell you about your rights and our duties with respect to medical information about you. In addition, it will tell you how to complain if you believe we have violated any of your privacy rights.

Each time you become a resident in an extended care unit, or visit a hospital, physician, or other health care provider, a record of your visit is made. Typically, this record contains your symptoms, examination and test results, diagnoses, treatment, a plan for your future care or treatment, and billing-related information. This Ntice applies to all of the records of your care that may be generated by Person Memorial Hospital and related care providers, whether made by hospital personnel, agents of the hospital, your personal doctor, or others.