Access to information

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) allows the public access to general records held by Bridgepoint Hospital and also sets out the hospital's obligations with respect to the protection of personal health information.  We are committed to transparency and accountability and make our records public wherever possible.

The principles of FIPPA: 

• Information should be available to the public
• Exemptions from the right of access should be limited and specific
• Decisions on whether to provide access may be appealed to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
• Any person may make a request for records held by an institution subject to FIPPA
• To protect individuals from unauthorized, collection, use or disclosure of personal information and to provide individuals with a right of access to their own personal information

How to make an access request

If you would like to request access to general hospital records and view or correct your own personal health information, please use our Access/Correction Form.

There is a small application fee for these services.  Payment may be made by cheque, money order or credit card (Visa or MasterCard) in the amount of $5.00 payable to Bridgepoint Hospital. Please do not mail cash.   Completed forms should be sent to our Privacy Officer.

Directory of Records

There are a number of general classes or types of records that we manage. If there is a type of record that you want to access, please use the Access Request Form.