Service Animals

Midland Memorial Hospital welcomes your service animal during your inpatient or outpatient visits to any of our facilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a service animal as a dog individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person’s disability.

Service animals are not pets but rather working animals that help ensure the safety of people with disabilities. Pets are not allowed and will be turned away. Any animal whose task is to provide protection, emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship, is not considered a service animal and will not be allowed into MMH.

All service animals must remain by the handler’s side at all times and must be harnessed, leased, or tethered, unless these devices interfere with the service animal’s work or the individual’s disability prevents using these devices. In that case, the individual must maintain control of the animal through voice, signal, or other effective controls.

Midland Memorial Hospital is not responsible for the care or supervision of your service animal. Care and control of the service animal is the sole responsibility of the owner, including toileting, feeding, grooming, and veterinary care. If the patient is not able to care for the service animal, the patient can make arrangements for a family member or friend to come to the hospital to provide these services. Anyone bringing an animal into MMH will be responsible for and liable for any damage or injury caused by the animal.