Privacy Policy
Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: July 18, 2026
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Our Legal Duty
We are required by applicable federal and state law to maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information (PHI). We are also required to give you this notice about our privacy practices, our legal duties, and your rights concerning your PHI. We must follow the privacy practices that are described in this notice while it is in effect.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
We may use and disclose your PHI for different purposes. Sharing this data ensures you receive safe, coordinated healthcare.
For Treatment: We may use your PHI or disclose it to a physician, nurse, or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
For Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for services we provide to you. This includes billing your health insurance company.
For Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI in connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing, or credentialing activities.
To Your Family and Friends: We must disclose your PHI to you, as described in the Patient Rights section of this notice. We may disclose your PHI to a family member, friend, or other person to the extent necessary to help with your healthcare or with payment for your healthcare, but only if you agree that we may do so.
Disaster Relief: We may use or disclose your PHI to a public or private entity authorized by law or by its charter to assist in disaster relief efforts.
Public Benefit: We may use or disclose your PHI as authorized by law for public health purposes, law enforcement, judicial proceedings, or national security.
Your Health Information Rights
You have specific legal rights regarding the health records we maintain about you.
Access: You have the right to look at or get copies of your PHI, with limited exceptions. You may request that we provide copies in a format other than photocopies. We will use the format you request unless we cannot practicably do so.
Disclosure Accounting: You have the right to receive a list of instances in which we or our business associates disclosed your PHI for purposes other than treatment, payment, healthcare operations, and certain other activities.
Restriction: You have the right to request that we place additional restrictions on our use or disclosure of your PHI. We are not required to agree to these additional restrictions, but if we do, we will abide by our agreement (except in an emergency).
Alternative Communication: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your PHI by alternative means or to alternative locations. You must make your request in writing.
Amendment: You have the right to request that we amend your PHI. Your request must be in writing, and it must explain why the information should be amended. We may deny your request under certain circumstances.
Questions and Complaints
If you want more information about our privacy practices or have questions or concerns, please contact us.
If you are concerned that we may have violated your privacy rights, or you disagree with a decision we made about access to your PHI or in response to a request you made to amend or restrict the use or disclosure of your PHI, you may complain to us using the contact information listed at the end of this notice. You also may submit a written complaint to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
We support your right to the privacy of your PHI. We will not retaliate in any way if you choose to file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
