Patient and Family Bill of Rights
Family Responsibilities
While your child is a patient at Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital, you have the responsibility to:
- Provide the medical staff with complete and accurate information
- Provide appropriate care for your child
- Meet your financial obligations
- Be respectful and considerate of the rights of other patients, staff and visitors
Bill of Rights for Parents
At Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital, you and your child are entitled to:
- Respect and personal dignity
- Care that supports you as a family
- Information you can understand
- Quality healthcare
- Emotional support
- Care that respects your child’s growth and development
- Participate in making decisions about your child’s care
Bill of Rights for Children and Teenagers
At Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital, you and your family are entitled to:
- Respect and personal dignity
- Care that supports you and your family
- Information you can understand
- Quality healthcare
- Emotional support
- Care that respects your need to grow, play and learn
- Participate in making choices and decisions
Adapted from A Pediatric Bill of Rights, with the permission of the Association for the Care of Children’s Health, 7910 Woodmont Ave.,Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20814.
