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Request Medical Records |Back To Top|To request medical records, please call the Health Information Management Department at 641-842-1478. To protect our patient's privacy, medical records cannot be faxed directly to the patients. Patients will be required to pick up their records in person from the Health Information Management Department and sign a release form. This is to protect our patient's privacy and security. Click here for the patient information release form. Safe Haven Law |Back To Top|Knoxville Hospital & Clinics provides safe haven to confused young mothers The Safe Haven Act is an Iowa law that allows parents, or another person who has the parent authorization, to leave an infant up to 14 days old at a hospital or healthcare facility without the fear of being arrested or going to court. READ MORE... hawk-i Insurance Program Free or low cost healthcare coverage is available for children 0-19 years of age, provided by hawk-i (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa). For more information contact: Diane Ellis 1-800-257-8563 or locally 641-828-2238 Notice of Privacy Practices |Back To Top|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. READ MORE... Anonymous Confidential Compliance Hotline |Back To Top|To report a compliance issue, please call the confidential hotline at 1-800-609-9786. Pandemic Flu It is important to think about health issues that could arise if an influenza pandemic occurs, and how they could affect you and your loved ones. In order to be prepared for an influenza pandemic when it occurs, you can prepare for an influenza pandemic now. You should know both the magnitude of what can happen during a pandemic outbreak and what actions you can take to help lessen the impact of an influenza pandemic on you and your family. Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals and Families Emergency Contacts Form Family Emergency Health Information Sheet Five Wishes Campaign Five Wishes is an easy to use legal document that helps families plan for serious illness. "It is unique among all other living will and health agent forms because it looks to all of the person’s needs; medical, personal, emotional and spiritual. Five Wishes lets your family and doctors know: 1) Which person you want to make healthcare decisions for you when you can't make them 2) The kind of medical treatment you want or don't want 3) How comfortable you want to be 4) How you want people to treat you 5) What you want your loved ones to know For further details on Five Wishes, go to http://www.agingwithdignity.org or call 1-888-5-Wishes (1-888 -594-7437). At Knoxville Hospital & Clinics, we provide Five Wishes education and forms that can help you plan for serious illness. For more information, please contact Ann Huyser at 641-842-1427. |Back To Top|
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