St. Joseph's Chippewa Falls Patients & Guests Patient Privacy
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Your Stay: Your Privacy

We understand that health information is personal and we are committed to fulfilling our legal obligation to protect the privacy of your health information. Our Notice of Privacy Practices describes our legal duties and privacy practices concerning your health information.

To read our privacy policy, click on the link below:

English Privacy Notice
 

Our Duties

 

The hospital is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with this Notice of our duties and privacy practices. We are required to abide by terms of this Notice as may be amended from time to time. We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and to make the new Notice provisions effective for all protected health information that we maintain. If the hospital changes its Notice, we will provide a copy of the revised Notice by sending a copy of the Revised Notice via regular mail or through in-person contact.

Complaints

 

You have the right to express complaints to the hospital and to the Secretary of Health and Human Services if you believe that your privacy rights have been violated. You may complain to the hospital by contacting the hospital's Privacy Officer verbally or in writing, using the contact information below. We encourage you to express any concerns you may have regarding the privacy of your information. You will not be retaliated against in any way for filing a complaint.

Contacts

 

The hospital's contact person for all issues regarding patient privacy and your rights under the Federal privacy standards is the Privacy Officer. Information regarding matters covered by this Notice can be requested by contacting the Privacy Officer.

Regarding complaints:
Attn.: Privacy Officer
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital
2661 County Highway I
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
715-717-3755

Regarding medical records:
Health Information Services 
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital 
2661 County Highway I 
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

Regarding fund raising send to: 
Coordinator Development Director
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital
2661 County Highway I
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

Patient Directory

 

Unless you object, we may use your health information, such as your name, location in our facility, and your religious affiliation for our Hospital patient directory. The information about you contained in our Hospital patient directory will be released to people who ask for you by name. However, the information about your religious affiliation will only be disclosed to clergy members.