Patient Rights

Our policies are committed to ensuring your rights to health and health care. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital policies support patients rights to care and visitation without discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. For more information about patient rights and our non-discrimination policies go to:

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital participate in the Healthcare Equality Index. We are proud of our strong performance over multiple years and we are committed using this index as a tool to continue to improve health care for LGBTQ+ patients.  Visit the HEI website for more information about our performance.