Grievances

Grievances
If you have a problem or complaint, please ask the Head Nurse or Department Manager to visit you. Anderson Regional Medical Center takes all of your treatment seriously and every attempt will be made to resolve your complaint or concern.

In accordance with the CMS Conditions of Participation, a formal Grievance Process is available for complaints regarding quality of care or patient rights issues that we are unable to resolve in a more informal manner.

 Patient Participation Program Grievance Process

Customer satisfaction is a primary goal in any service organization. We want our patients to be as reasonably happy as is possible during their hospital stay. We want you to come back when you need us and to tell others that we are worthy of their confidence in rendering healthcare services.

Because we want our patients to be happy with us and to tell others about us, we need to know what we do that causes problems or concerns for our patients. In order to achieve these goals, we need you, the patient, to become an active participant in resolving any problems/concerns with the healthcare services you receive while in the hospital.

Your hospital, Anderson Regional Medical Center, has in place a Patient Participation Program which is designed to address patient complaints/problems. This is a way for the hospital to provide a system for receiving and responding to patient complaints without compromising the patient's future access to care.

If you have a problem/complaint, please ask the Head Nurse/Department Manager to visit you. Give details of your complaint/problem so he/she will have a clear understanding of all the facts contributing to the problem. If he/she is unable to provide you a solution to your problem immediately, he/she will refer the problem to the appropriate department head for investigation. Your complaints should be handled with compassion and understanding by the hospital staff. If, however, you feel you have not been treated with respect, courtesy, and/or prompt attention to your complaint we encourage you to contact the hospital's Administration or Risk Management department either in writing, by phone (601-553-6104), or in a personal visit.

Every attempt will be made to resolve the complaint or concern. However, in accordance with the CMS Conditions of Participation, a formal Grievance Process is available for complaints regarding quality of care or patient rights issues that are unable to be resolved in a more informal manner. You, the patient, or your representative may initiate the Grievance Process by notifying the hospital's Administration Department (601-553­6104) or the Risk Management Department (601-553-6769). Medicare patients are provided upon admission to the hospital the information needed to allow them to request a review of their grievance by the Peer Review Organization ("PRO") designated by CMS.

By providing this system for receiving and responding to patient complaints, your hospital has the opportunity to continually improve its services because we will be able to recognize and respond to shortcomings cited by our patients. You are important to us and we want to provide you with convenience, comfort, courtesy and respect as well as
competent medical care. The filing of a grievance will in no way jeopardize your access to future care at this hospital.

You may lodge a grievance with the hospital's Administration, Risk Management Department, licensing agencies, accrediting agencies, or professional review organizations as follows:

Administration
Anderson Regional Medical Center 2124 14th Street
Meridian, MS 39301
601-553-6104

Risk Management Department
Anderson Regional Medical Center 2124 14th Street
Meridian, MS 39301
601-553-6317

Information and Quality Healthcare (IQH) 385 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 120 Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-957-1575
601-956-1713 — fax
800-844-0600 — Beneficiary Hotline


The Joint Commission One Renaissance Blvd Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Online:   www.jointcommission.org/

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Fax: Office of Quality Monitoring, (630) 792-5636

Phone: Office of Quality Monitoring, (630) 792-5000

Mississippi State Department of Health 570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson, MS 39216
601-576-7400