Please read what this app is for, what is in it, and what it is not. Then tap continue.
What this app is for
This app helps you and your family speak up during a hospital stay. You get plain words about your rights and short scripts you can say out loud or show to the care team. You choose what to use. The app does not talk to the hospital for you.
What is in this app
Scripts for common hospital situations
Plain words about your rights as a patient or caregiver
Help understanding rehab, nursing homes, home health, and going home
Real phone numbers for help outside the hospital
Simple definitions for hard hospital words
A path to MyDischargePlan when it is time to go home
What this app is not
Not medical advice
Not a doctor, nurse, or lawyer
Not a crisis line (call 911 in an emergency; call or text 988 for emotional crisis)
Does not decide what care you need
Does not change orders from your care team
Does not diagnose any condition
Does not hold your full hospital chart
Does not charge money for rights scripts and education
How the two apps work together.
Use My Hospital Rights while you or your loved one is in the hospital.
When it is time to go home, MyDischargePlan helps you organize the discharge plan your care team already gave you.
This is not medical advice.
FILOMENA HEALTH gives general information and organizing tools so you can understand your rights and get ready for talks with your care team.
It is not a substitute for care from a doctor, nurse, or other licensed clinician.
For any health concern, talk with your care team. In an emergency, call 911.
My Hospital Rights
Support for patients and families
Independent of any hospital or health system
How to use the scripts: Words in [brackets] are blanks for you to fill in when you speak or copy the script.
[patient's name] = the person in the hospital (not your name, unless you are the patient).
Other blanks like [discharge date] or [hospital name] mean what they say.
New here? Start with situation 1 below. Hospital staff often use the word “rehab” for two very different levels of care, an IRF and a SNF, and that mix-up is the single most common source of confusion in this app. Situation 1 explains the difference on its own screen, along with why it matters most after a stroke, a brain injury, or a sudden loss of independence, so you have everything you need in one place without clicking around.