Privacy & Confidentiality

 

Collection of Personal Health Information

We collect personal health information about you directly from you or from the person acting on your behalf. The personal health information that we collect may include, for example, your name, date of birth, address, health history, records of your visits to Erie Shores HealthCare and the care that you received during those visits. Occasionally, we collect personal health information about you from other sources if we have obtained your consent to do so or if the law permits.


We use and disclose your personal health information to:

  • treat and care for you,
  • get payment for your treatment and care (from OHIP, WSIB, your private insurer or others),
  • plan, administer and manage our internal operations, conduct risk management activities,
  • conduct quality improvement activities (such as sending patients satisfaction surveys),
  • teach, conduct research, compile statistics,
  • fundraise to improve our healthcare services and programs, comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and fulfill other purposes permitted or required by law.


You may access and correct your personal health records, or withdraw your consent for some of the above uses and disclosures by contacting us (subject to legal exceptions).


We take steps to protect your personal health information from theft, loss and unauthorized access, copying, modification, use, disclosure and disposal.


We conduct audits and complete investigations to monitor and manage our privacy compliance.

We take steps to ensure that everyone who performs services for us protect your privacy and only use your personal health information for the purposes you have consented to.


To view ESHC's complete Privacy Policy click here.

 


How to Contact Us


For more information about our privacy protection practices, or to raise a concern you have with our practices, contact us at:

 

194 Talbot Street West, Leamington, ON

N8H 1N9 519-326-2373, Ext. 4186

connect@eshc.org


You have the right to complain to the Information and Privacy Commissioner / Ontario if you think we have violated your rights.