8. Complaints/Informational Inquiries

Ethics & Patient Rights: Lifespan Joint Privacy Notice

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201. You may also file a complaint with the Lifespan Privacy Officer at the address and phone number below.

You will not be penalized for filing a complaint, nor will you be asked to waive your rights as a condition of treatment.

Privacy Officer
593 Eddy Street
Physician Office Building, Suite 240
Providence, RI 02903
401-444-4728 or privacyofficer@lifespan.org

We recognize that from time to time our patients may have questions or inquires about their protected health information, this Notice, or our privacy practices, that they would like to pose to officials at the specific Lifespan hospitals.

To facilitate such inquires, telephone numbers are provided below for Health Information Services staff who are ready to assist you.

• Rhode Island Hospital: 401-444-4560
• The Miriam Hospital: 401-793-7074
• Newport Hospital: 401-845-1150
• Bradley Hospital: 401-432-1129
• Lifespan/Physicians PSO: 401-444-2236