Hospital and Other Types of Care Available Sample Clauses

Hospital and Other Types of Care Available. “In-Network.” For continuity of care and efficiency purposes, in the event a patient of Employer requires further medical treatment in a hospital setting, Physician shall routinely use the facilities of (Your Hospital). Similarly, if a patient requires referral to other types of health programs and services, Physician shall routinely refer such patient to programs and services affiliated with (Your Hospital). However, the foregoing shall not be deemed to limit the patient’s freedom of choice or compromise the patient’s well-being. Therefore, in the event a patient or the patient’s insurer specifically requests to use another hospital, or where the patient needs specialized services available at a hospital other than that of (Your Hospital), such other hospital can and shall be used. Additionally, the expectation to utilize (Your Hospital) and its affiliated programs and services is limited to the extent that such programs are offered and have the capacity to appropriately meet the needs of the patient. If in the professional judgment of Physician, appropriate facilities, programs or services are not available “in-network,” then patients may be referred to alternative programs and services.