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Patient Responsibilities
Every patient at Morristown Medical Center is responsible for following these rules and regulations:
- Provide, to the best of your ability, your medical team with accurate, complete details about past and present illnesses, hospitalizations, surgical procedures, and medications.
- Communicate with your medical team about your pain management needs.
- Inform your medical team whenever you experience a change in your condition or a problem with your treatment.
- Let your medical team know if you do not understand your treatment or what you are expected to do.
- Follow the advice and instructions of your doctors, nurses and other hospital personnel concerning your care.
- Understand and accept the consequences of refusing treatment or not following instructions.
- Pay bills promptly or inform the hospital billing department if you cannot pay your bills. If someone else s paying your bills for you, you must inform the hospital who that individual is and how he or she can be contacted.
- Be courteous to the hospital staff and other patients, minimize noise and keep the number of visitors to reasonable levels.
- Do not smoke anywhere in the hospital.
- Do not damage or remove hospital property or the property of other patients.
- Discuss and plan for your post-discharge needs with your medical team early in your hospital stay.
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