Patient Rights

• Right to considerate and respectful care.
• Right to information on diagnosis, treatment, and medicines.
• Right to obtain all the relevant information about the professionals involved in inpatient care.
• Right to expect that all the communications and records pertaining to his/her case be treated as confidential.
• Right to every consideration of his/her privacy concerning his/her medical care program.
• Right to expect prompt treatment in an emergency.
• Right to refuse to participate in human experimentation, research, project affecting his/her care or treatment.
• Right to get copies of medical records.
• Right to know what hospital rules and regulations are applicable to him/her as a patient and the facilities obtainable to the patient.
• Right to get details of the bill.
• Right to seek a second opinion about his/her disease, treatment, etc.

Patient’s Responsibilities

• To faithfully undergo the agreed therapy.
• To follow the doctor’s instructions diligently.
• To take necessary preventive measures in case of infectious diseases as per the doctor’s instructions.
• To be aware that doctors and nurses are also human beings and are amenable to mistakes and lapses.
• To make the payment for the treatment, wherever applicable, to the doctors/hospital promptly.
• To respect the autonomy of the doctors and nurses.
• To treat doctors and nurses with respect.
• To be punctual to attend the clinics/hospital/dispensary for the treatment at the given time.
• To preserve all the records of one’s illness.
• To keep the doctor informed if the patient wants to change the hospital/doctor.