What can "I have no information for you" mean?

Patient privacy is respected at Hennepin County Medical Center. If you have called to request a patient condition or an opportunity to talk to a family member and you are told "I have no information for you," it means one of the following:

1. The person is not a patient at Hennepin County Medical Center.
2. The patient is being evaluated and has not yet been admitted to the hospital.

3. The patient has elected to have no information released regarding his/her hospitalization.

4. The patient has been discharged from an inpatient unit or was treated and released from the Emergency Department.

5. The patient has expired.