How to Get Your Medical Records from St Joseph Hospital
Use this guide to plan a medical records request from St Joseph Hospital in Eureka, CA. Review the listed information and ask the provider to identify the correct records contact and confirm its current instructions before sending your request or identifying documents.
How do I get medical records from St Joseph Hospital?
To get your medical records from St Joseph Hospital in Eureka, CA, ask the provider to identify the correct records contact and confirm its current request procedure before sending your request or identifying documents. Confirm expected timing directly with the provider.
Records contacts listed for St Joseph Hospital
Confirm these contact details and where to send your request with the provider before sharing identifying documents. Any source review below covers only the information it names.
- Department
- Health Information Management
- Phone
- (707) 445-8121 (Ext. 7510)
- Fax
- (707) 269-3896
- Mailing address
- St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka Attn: Medical Records 2700 Dolbeer Street Eureka, CA 95501
Providence's Eureka instructions identify the HIM phone with extension 7510 and direct patient requests by email, fax or mail, with MyChart as an online option. The linked form carries a July 28, 2025 revision. The assistance telephone is not a telephone-submission channel. Provider and third-party routes are listed separately; the third-party fax and Sharecare address are not patient-copy routing. Fees and on-site availability are not established by this review; the page and form contain differing fee language. This review covers only these published records contacts, not a whole-profile or quality review.
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How to Submit Your Request
Listed request methods — confirm with the provider
Listed Request Forms
Fees & Expected Timeline
Expected Turnaround
Confirm with the provider
The federal HIPAA Privacy Rule generally requires covered entities to act on an access request within 30 calendar days. One extension of up to 30 days is allowed when the required written notice is provided. Check applicable state requirements. This is a response rule, not a delivery estimate for this hospital or a MedicalRecords.com service guarantee.
Official Data · 45 CFR § 164.524(b)(2) · Federal timing provision reviewed by MedicalRecords Research. Provider-specific turnaround was not verified.
Copying Fees
Reasonable, cost-based fees per HIPAA
California may impose additional per-page fee caps.
State law for this request: California
- Response deadline
- 15 daysCalifornia providers must let you inspect records within 5 working days and send copies within 15 days of your written request (30 days for the free copy allowed for benefit appeals). (Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123110)
- Copy fees
- $0.25/pageCalifornia limits copy fees to labor, supplies, postage and any agreed summary, with paper copies capped at $0.25 per page ($0.50 from microfilm). One free copy must be provided for public benefit claims or appeals, U-visa petitions, and VAWA self-petitions. (Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123110)
California medical records laws
State rule checked against official sources on . Information only, not legal advice.
Online records guidance
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka: Public records and portal guidance publishes records-access guidance for St Joseph Hospital at https://www.providence.org/about/medical-records-authorization/medical-records-ca/st-joseph-hospital-eureka. This is public guidance, not a patient portal login. Follow the provider’s instructions for records-access options; account access and portal capabilities were not independently verified.
View records guidanceStep-by-Step: Get Your Records from St Joseph Hospital
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Verify your identity
Ask St Joseph Hospital which identification and visit details its records department needs before sending documents.
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Prepare your records access request
Request form(s) listed for St Joseph Hospital: Patient Request to Access/Disclose a Designated Record Set. Ask the provider which form and verification details are needed for your access request.
- 3
Submit your records request
The directory lists these request methods for St Joseph Hospital: online, email, fax, mail. Confirm which method the provider accepts for your request before sending your request or identifying documents. Keep a copy of your submission for your records.
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Pay applicable fees
Pay any applicable copying fees. Under HIPAA, fees must be reasonable and cost-based. California may set additional fee caps on per-page charges.
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Receive your medical records
Confirm with St Joseph Hospital when your records will be ready and how they will be delivered. Provider release timing varies; MedicalRecords.com cannot guarantee the provider's release date.
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