Conemaugh Health System as a Medicare provider participates in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). Under this act, a hospital must provide certain services.

If you have a medical emergency or are in labor, you have the right to receive:

• An appropriate medical screening examination
• Necessary stabilizing treatment
• Appropriate transfer to another facility

You are entitled to these services even if you cannot pay, do not have medical insurance, and are not entitled to Medicare or Medicaid.