Patient Rights and Privacy

Taking Patient Respect Seriously

For Scripps physicians and staff, respecting patients means involving them in care decisions, and protecting their right to privacy.

When you’re a patient at Scripps, our goal is to involve you in as much of your treatment and recovery as possible, and we encourage you to take an active role in your health care. This makes the healing process a more positive one for patients and families.

For information about patient rights and responsibilities, read the documents below:

• Patient Rights and Responsibilities (PDF, 188 KB)
• Derechos y Responsabilidades del Paciente (PDF, 197 KB)

Scripps also respects your right to privacy, prioritizing the safeguard of your personal health information. The Notice of Privacy Practices below describes how Scripps protects your confidential medical information:

• Notice of Privacy Practices (PDF, 375 KB)
• Aviso sobre las prácticas de privacidad (PDF, 61.3 KB)

Visitor policy

Visitors are important to the well being of our patients. Below are our hospital visitor policies:

• Hospital Patient Visitor Policy (PDF, 102 KB)
• Política de visitas a los pacientes del hospital (PDF, 131 KB)