Health
Records
Accessing
Your Patient Record
Health
Records is the department that collects and stores health information on
every visit you make to the hospital for care. Your record contains all
the health care team assessments, results of tests and treatments, which
were completed during your stay.
Specific
attention is paid to ensure that your information is held in confidence
and only shared with those professionals involved in your care. This
information will only be released to third parties, such as insurance
companies or lawyers, when we receive your written consent.
Guidelines
for Access to Patient Information:
To access patient information in accordance with legislative requirements
we require a written authorization containing the following:
-
Your
name or the name of the patient
-
Patient's
date of birth
-
Reason
for the request
-
The
type of information required and treatment dates if possible
-
The
name and address of the person you wish the information sent to
-
The
authorization must be signed, dated and witnessed
If
the patient is under 16 years of age, the parent/ legal guardian must sign
the authorization.
Please
mail, fax, or drop-off your request. The legislation, the Ontario Public
Hospitals Act, governing the release of health information mandates a
“written request signed by the patient”. We cannot accept e-mail
requests.
Our
mailing address is:
100
Rolling Hills Drive
Orangeville,
Ontario
L9W
4X9
Fax
number is (519) 941-7025
Our
office hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You may
contact the health records department at (519) 941-2702 ext. 2256 if you
have specific enquiries. There will usually be an administrative fee for
copies of records. You will be given access to your record within 30 days.
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