Family Rights and Responsibilities

We are committed to partnering with you and your family as active members of your baby’s care team. This partnership is family-centered and consists of dignity, respect, participation, information sharing, and collaboration. We will forge this partnership for the safest care of your baby by understanding each other’s responsibilities in the care environment. Residents, students, and other trainees will be included in this collaboration because WVU Medicine Children’s is a teaching institution.

We expect you and your family to share responsibility for creating a trusting and safe environment of care. We also encourage you and your family to participate in care and decision-making as much as you feel comfortable.

Patient and Family Responsibilities are to:

• Work with your providers and others to follow the advised medical plan and other patient/family responsibilities, and inform us if you are unable to do so.
• Respect the rights of other patients and personnel, and expect your visitors to do the same. Disrespectful or disruptive behavior toward anyone is prohibited because it does not allow for a safe, healing environment.
• Respect the property of WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and other patients, families, and visitors.
• Follow the rules for visiting.