top of page

Patient Rights

At Prosser Memorial Health, our goal is to always treat you and your children with dignity. We believe each patient and parent of pediatric patients share in the responsibility of their care. To better accomplish this goal, we encourage open communication and encourage you to participate in all decisions regarding your or your child's care and treatment. Prosser Memorial Health and medical staff have adopted the following statement of patient rights based on WAC 246-320-141.

This list shall include, but not be limited to the patients right to:
  • Respect and Dignity
  • Participation in Treatment Planning
  • Access to Care
  • Privacy and Confidentiality
  • Personal Safety
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Hospital Rules & Regulations
  • Pediatric Patients
  • Family Responsibilities
  • Patient Responsibilities
  • Provision of Information
  • Respect and Consideration
  • Hospital Charges
Notice of Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Rights

Prosser Memorial Health and its Affiliates (collectively “Prosser Memorial Health”) comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Prosser Memorial Health does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Prosser Memorial Health:
 

  1. Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as: (a) Qualified sign language interpreters; and (b) Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).

  2. Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:(a) Qualified interpreters; and (b) Information written in other languages.
     

If you need any of the above services, please contact the appropriate Civil Rights Coordinator, listed below.

If you believe that Prosser Memorial Health has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with Prosser Memorial Health by calling the Civil Rights Hotline at 509.786.5152. 

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, call the above-noted number for assistance.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW.
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, DC, 20201

1.800.368.1019 or 800.537.7697 (TDD).

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

To report a Privacy, Compliance, or Discrimination concern, click here.

Spanish: ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Chinese: 注意:如果您使用繁體中文, 您可以免費獲得語言援助服務. 請致電 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Vietnamese: CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).
 

Tagalog: PAUNAWA: Kung nagsasalita ka ng Tagalog, maaari kang gumamit ng mga serbisyo ng tulong sa wika nang walang bayad. Tumawag sa 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Korean: 주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711) 번으로 전화해 주십시오.

Russian: ВНИМАНИЕ: Если вы говорите на русском языке, то вам доступны бесплатные услуги перевода. Звоните 888-311-9127 (телетайп: 711).

Armenian: ՈՒՇԱԴՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ՝ Եթե խոսում եք հայերեն, ապա ձեզ անվճար կարող են տրամադրվել լեզվական աջակցության ծառայություններ: Զանգահարեք 888-311-9127 (TTY (711)՝

Arabic: ملحوظة: إذا كنت تتحدث اذكر اللغة، فإن خدمات المساعدة اللغوية تتوافر لك بالمجان. اتصل برقم 8883119127 (TTY: 711) :رقم هاتف الصم والبكم

Persian (Farsi): توجه: اگر به زبان فارسی گفتگو می کنید، تسهیلات زبانی بصورت رایگان برای شما فراهم می باشد. با
.تماس بگیرید (TTY: 711) 888-311-9127

Japanese: 注意事項:日本語を話される場合、無料の言語支援をご利用いただけます 888-311-9127 (TTY:711)まで、お電話にてご連絡ください.

Punjabi: ਧਿਆਨ ਦਿਓ: ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹੋ, ਤਾਂ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਮੁਫਤ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਹੈ। 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711) 'ਤੇ ਕਾਲ ਕਰੋ।

Mon-Khmer, Cambodian: ប្រយ័ត្ន៖ បើសិនជាអ្នកនិយាយ ភាសាខ្មែរ, សេវាជំនួយផ្នែកភាសា ដោយមិនគិតឈ្នួល គឺអាចមានសំរាប់បំរើអ្នក។ ចូរ ទូរស័ព្ទ 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711)។

Hindi: ध्यान दें: यदि आप हिंदी बोलते हैं तो आपके लिए मुफ्त में भाषा सहायता सेवाएं उपलब्ध हैं। 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711) पर कॉल करें।

Hmong: LUS CEEV: Yog tias koj hais lus Hmoob, cov kev pab txog lus, muaj kev pab dawb rau koj. Hu rau 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Thai: เรียน: ถ้าคณพดภาษาไทยคณสามารถใช้บริการช่วยเหลือทางภาษาได้ฟรี โทร 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711)

German: ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung.

Rufnummer: 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Urdu:888-311-9127 (TTY: 711) خبردار: اگر آپ اردو بولتے ہیں، تو آپ کو زبان کی مدد کی خدمات مفت میں دستیاب ہیں ۔ کال کریں .

Ukrainian: УВАГА! Якщо ви розмовляєте українською мовою, ви можете звернутися до безкоштовної служби мовної підтримки. Телефонуйте за номером 888-311-9127 (телетайп: 711).

French: ATTENTION: Si vous parlez français, des services d'aide linguistique vous sont proposés gratuitement. Appelez le 888-311-9127 (ATS: 711).

Laotian: ໂປດຊາບ: ຖ້ າວ່ າ ທ່ ານເວ້ າພາສາ ລາວ, ການບິລການຊ່ ວຍເຫຼ ອດ້ ານພາສາ, ໂດຍ່ບເສັ ຽຄ່ າ, ແມ່ ນມພ້ ອມໃຫ້ ທ່ ານ. ໂທຣ 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Gujarati: સુચના: જો તમે ગુજરાતી બોલતા હો, તો નિ:શુલ્ક ભાષા સહાય સેવાઓ તમારા માટે ઉપલબ્ધ છે. ફોન કરો 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Cushite (Oromo): XIYYEEFFANNAA: Afaan dubbattu Oroomiffa, tajaajila gargaarsa afaanii, kanfaltiidhaan ala, ni argama. Bilbilaa 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Amharic: ማስታወሻ: የሚናገሩት ቋንቋ ኣማርኛ ከሆነ የትርጉም እርዳታ ድርጅቶች፣ በነጻ ሊያግዝዎት ተዘጋጀተዋል፡ ወደ ሚከተለው ቁጥር ይደውሉ 888-311-9127 (መስማት ለተሳናቸው: 711).

Romanian: ATENȚIE: Dacă vorbiți limba română, vă stau la dispoziție servicii de asistență lingvistică, gratuit. Sunați la 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Samoan: MO LOU SILAFIA: Afai e te tautala Gagana fa'a Sāmoa, o loo iai auaunaga fesoasoan, e fai fua e leai se totogi, mo oe, Telefoni mai: 888-311-9127 (TTY:711)

Ilocano: Nu saritaem ti Ilocano, ti serbisyo para ti baddang ti lengguahe nga awanan bayadna, ket sidadaan para kenyam. Awagan ti 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Italian: ATTENZIONE: In caso la lingua parlata sia l'italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza linguistica gratuiti. Chiamare il numero 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Polish: UWAGA: Jeżeli mówisz po polsku, możesz skorzystać z bezpłatnej pomocy językowej. Zadzwoń pod numer 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Norwegian: MERK: Hvis du snakker norsk, er gratis språkassistansetjenester tilgjengelige for deg. Ring 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).

Pennsylvanian (Dutch): Schwetzscht, kannscht du mitaus Koschte ebber gricke, ass dihr helft mit die englisch Schprooch. Ruf selli Nummer uff: Call 888-311-9127 (TTY: 711).​

bottom of page