Privacy Practices
Your health information is personal, and we are committed to preserving the confidential heath information created or maintained at our hospital. Your health information is important to our ability to provide you and your family with quality care, and to comply with laws that apply to all your medical records.
We are required by the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as well as South Dakota State law to maintain the privacy of your confidential health information, also referred to as your "protected health information" or "PHI". We are also required to provide you a "Notice of Privacy Practices". This notice is completed during your admission process and maintained in your medical record.
Release of Medical Information
To obtain a copy of your medical records or have a copy forwarded to another facility or provider, you must complete an "Authorization for Release" form. To ensure proper authorization for record release, please contact the Health Information Department at (605) 698-4654. The Health Information Department is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.