Can I change hospitals once I start medical treatment?

Can I change hospitals once I start medical treatment?

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You can change hospitals once you've started medical treatment. The sooner you're medically stable to be transferred to another hospital, and a physician at the other hospital is willing to accept responsibility for your care, you can be transferred to another hospital at your request. Unless there is a court order, you cannot be forced to stay in a hospital against your wishes, and you cannot be forced to transfer to another hospital against your wishes.