Speak Up

You are the center of your health care team. Let this special guide help you get the best results from your hospital stay.

Speak up! If you have questions or concerns, you have the right to ask and get a response from your doctor or nurse that makes sense to you. To help, share your answers to these questions with hospital staff.

• What language would you prefer to speak?
  
• Do you need glasses, hearing aids or other devices to help with talking to hospital staff?
• Do you prefer to hear, read or see pictures of health information?
  
• Do you have any cultural, ethnic or religious-based special needs?
  
• Who will be your support person who talks with hospital staff about your health care wishes?

Share With Us

Ask yourself these questions, and share your responses with us:

• Is there anything in your environment (at home, work and/or the hospital) that may affect your health?
• Have you had bad health care experiences in the past? How can we help prevent them from happening again?
• Is there anything else we should be aware of to improve your experience?