Patients & Visitors
Rights & Responsibilities
Your Rights as a Patient
- Here at ALMOSTAQBAL HOSPITAL, we consider you a partner in your hospital care. When you are well-informed, participate in treatment decisions, and communicate openly with your doctor and other health professionals, you help make your care as effective as possible.
While you are a patient in the hospital, your rights include the following:
1. Get fair medical care regardless of race, religion , language, gender, age and disability at all times and under all conditions according to the hospital capacity and its policy and regulations.
2. Know the name of your treating physician and of those who are taking.
3. privacy and dignity, to Have an atmosphere that respects your body and medical information from being misused, and to be able to discuss openly and in full confidentiality everything about your illness.
4. Know all the benefits/risks related to your medical procedures.
5. Accept or refuse medical care/ treatment and to be told of the medical outcomes of refusal and to sign the consent for that purpose.
6. Be involved in the decision making of your care plan.
7. Expect prompt and effective assessment and treatment of pain.
8. Have an access to a social workers representative or hospital administrator upon request or compliant at anytime.
9. Have a second opinion following to ALMOSTAQBAL HOSPITAL administrative and financial rules and regulation.
Your Responsibilities as a Patient
1. Know and follow KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA and ALMOSTAQBAL HOSPITAL rules and regulations.
2. Maintain the hospital non-smoking policy.
3. Be considerate of the rights of other patients and hospital staff.
4. Follow the treatment plan recommended by your physician, including following the instructions of your nurses and other health care providers.
5. Help maintain ALMOSTAQBAL HOSPITAL properties from destruction.
6. Pay all your financial obligations associated with your care, admission or any other services.
7. Complete all forms requested by the hospital when having an operation or a procedure.
8. Sign the "Discharge against Medical Advice" form if you insisted on leaving against medical advice.
9. Make all necessary precautions not to infect others in case you were told that you have a contagious disease and you should inform your spouse/immediate family about the disease.
10. Provide accurate and complete information concerning your present complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications and other matters relating to your health.
11. Report any perceived risks in your care and unexpected changes in your condition to the responsible practitioner.