Privacy Policy

The Carle Foundation Hospital privacy notice is available for download here. The privacy notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information.

If you have any questions about this notice, please contact Patient Relations at (217) 383-3333.  We value our relationships with our patients, and we know that respect for their privacy is the foundation of that relationship. We are committed to protecting the privacy of your Protected Health Information (PHI), and only using and disclosing your PHI as necessary to provide you with health care services.  This Notice has been created to help you understand our legal duties to protect your PHI by describing how Carle will use and disclose your PHI. We will mainly use and disclose your PHI in relation to the health care services we provide you. There may be other times that we must use or disclose your PHI, which are explained later in this notice.