Our Privacy
Policy

Your Privacy is Important to Us

Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance is committed to keeping your personal health information safe and confidential. We are continually monitoring policies and procedures to further protect the privacy of your information.

You have the right to:

• Have your personal health information kept private and secure
• Be informed if your personal health information has been lost, stolen or inappropriately accessed
• Request to view or receive a copy of your personal health information
• Request a correction to your personal health information if you feel it is inaccurate or incomplete
• Request that we restrict the use or sharing of your personal health information. We will comply with your wishes unless it conflicts with our legal requirements.

Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)

PHIPA is provincial legislation that protects personal information, including health information. It sets out ten principles that organizations, individuals, associations, partnerships and trade unions must follow when collecting, using and disclosing personal information in the course of a commercial activity.