Patient Rights

Children’s Bill of Rights

As patients of Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, we as infants, children and teenagers have the right to:

• Have someone we love with us.
• Be called by name and know the names of the people taking care of us.
• Have our questions answered as honestly as possible in a way that we can understand.
• Cry, make noise or object when things hurt or scare us.
• Be able to play even if we have to stay in bed.
• Have someone who will take time to listen to us.
• Be able to make choices for ourselves whenever possible.
• Share our thoughts and opinions.
• Know everything that is or will be happening to us.
• Know all of our choices regarding medical care.
• Ask for help whenever we feel we need it.
• Wear comfortable clothing whenever possible.
• Become educated about our illness.