
There’s always something new happening at Altru Health System.
In addition to our news releases, we invite you to learn more about our organizational happenings on our blog. You can also follow along on Facebook and LinkedIn.
For all media inquiries, including information requests and interview arrangements, please contact news@altru.org.
Although Altru Health System is not obligated by law to release any patient-related or other information to news media, Altru wishes to maintain a positive understanding and assure consistency, accuracy and fairness of communications. Our first responsibility, however, is to protect the patient's right to privacy.
Marketing Communications oversees all interviews, photograph/filming requests, etc. Altru staff must also coordinate and be present at all interviews, photographing and filming. We request advance notice from the media of interview and photography/filming requests. This enables us to receive appropriate consent forms.
The patient's primary doctor has the privilege to decline permission to interview and/or photograph a patient if they feel it would interfere with the patient's well-being or their care. Often these circumstances are temporary, and normally approval is given as the patient's condition changes. In addition, a patient or immediate family member must provide written consent for an interview or photo.
Due to Altru's concern for quality healthcare and protecting the privacy of our patients, there are areas that are protected under law, HIPAA. Therefore, news media must make a request to be on our property each time they are here. Media does have the right to be on sidewalks surrounding our facilities.
Before Altru Health System will release information about a particular patient’s condition, the news media must:
The following terms shall be used by the authorized spokesperson to describe the patient's condition:
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