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Media Policy

The media relations staff at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital is available for media inquiries 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can assist journalists by providing information, arranging interviews and accommodating other requests in a timely manner.

To facilitate the process, while protecting patient confidentiality and minimizing disruption to patient care, we have established the following guidelines for journalists:

• To arrange interviews with hospital staff and clinicians during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.), call the marketing and communications office at 401-444-5327. After hours, call the on-call pager at 401-793-2092.
  
  
• Contact media relations staff in advance to obtain clearances to come onto the hospital campus to arrange photography.
  
  
• All photographers, whether using broadcast or still photography, must be accompanied by a Media Relations staff member while on the hospital campus. Photographers can film from public sidewalks or streets, such as Eddy Street, without a media relations staff member.
  
  
• Our staff follows the American Hospital Association guidelines in meeting patient privacy guidelines contained in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  
  
• We ask that you identify clinicians and staff by their Rhode Island Hospital or Hasbro Children's Hospital titles in stories about the hospital or patient care.

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