Common use of Ongoing Relationships Clause in Contracts

Ongoing Relationships. If a Patient or a Companion has an ongoing relationship with the Hospital, with respect to each of these subsequent visits, the Hospital will continue to provide the appropriate auxiliary aids or services to the Patient or Companion without requiring a request for the appropriate auxiliary aids or services by the Patient or Companion for each visit. Hospital personnel will keep appropriate records that reflect the ongoing provision of auxiliary aids and services to Patients and Companions, such as notations in Patients’ medical charts.

Ongoing Relationships. If a Patient or a Companion has an ongoing relationship with the Hospital involving scheduled successive visits to the Hospital, with respect to each of these subsequent visits, the Hospital will will, where feasible, continue to provide the appropriate auxiliary aids or services to the Patient or Companion without requiring a separate request for the appropriate auxiliary aids or services by the Patient or Companion for each successive visit. Hospital personnel will keep appropriate records that reflect the ongoing provision of auxiliary aids and services to Patients and Companions, such as notations in Patients’ medical charts.