Patient Rights & Responsibilities

PATIENT’S RIGHTS

  • Right to access to care, No Patient shall he denied admission due to race color religion, ancestry or national religion.
  • Right to respect and dignity.
  • Right to privacy.
  • Right to personal safety and security.
  • Right to know the identify and professional status of individuals service to him/her
  • Right to obtain information about his diagnosis and treatment from the concerned consultant.
  • Right to access to medical Records.
  • Right to communication to people out side the hospital by means of vision or any other means.
  • Right to access to informed consent.
  • Right to consolation.
  • A patient may not be transferred to another facility unless he/she has received a complete explanation of the need for a transfer and unless the transfer is acceptable to other facility.
  • Right to request and receive a detailed explanation of his/her finalised bill for senates rendered m the hospital.
  • Right to be informed of the hospital rules and regulation applicable to his/her conduct as a patient.
  • Right to fill a complains.
  • Right to express spiritual and cultural beliefs provided they do not interfere in other privacy and hospital operations.
  • Patient has the right to a second opinion on his/her medical condition.
  • Right to protection from physical abuse and neglect.
  • Right to be informed before carrying out procedure/treatment/diagnosis in their own language.
  • Right to be informed before any research protocol initiated

PATIENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES

  • To provide accurate and complete information about medical complaint past illness. hospitalization medications, pain and other issues relation to their health.
  • To follow the treatment plan recommended by those responsible for their care.
  • To make decisions after full information and accepting their consequences
  • Be responsible for their actions if they refuse treatment or do not follow the Healthcare team instructions
  • To make sure that their bill are paid as promptly as possible.
  • To Follow hospital rules and regulations.
  • To he considerate of the right of other patient and hospital personnel.
  • To seek information and in the event they have question,ask them.
  • To protect hospital environment and not polluting it.