Fully understand and practice all your rights. If, for any reason, you don’t understand them,please contact
customer relation office for any help including providing an interpreter (If any).
Full disclosure of health services cost and information related to all services provided by the Facility
Receive impartial care and respect of your personal values and beliefs from all staff without
discrimination, according to DHA’s rules and regulations.
Receive comprehensive medical care aiming at reaching proper medical diagnosis and treatment of your illness
and/or your injury.
Receive immediate care in emergency cases.
Know the identity (name & specialty) of the physician responsible for your care.
Receive comprehensive information about your diagnosis, proposed treatment, any changes in your health
status and causes of such changes, alternative treatments, probabilities of treatment success or failure,
therapy advantages and disadvantages, possible problems related to treatment and expected results of ignoring
the treatment in a simple understandable manner.
Have an interpreter (upon availability) if the language presents a barrier to understanding details of your
comprehensive medical care.
Give your written General Consent for treatment at DHA upon admission to the hospital
Give your written informed consent before any surgery, minimally invasive procedure, anesthesia, transfusion
of blood and blood products, or any other medical procedures that entail your written consent (according to
DHA’s rules and regulations) after receiving all information that you may need. This must include the
procedure benefits, available alternatives and all possible risks.
Participate in your care decision-making. DHA encourages patients, parents or legal guardians to participate
in planning and implementing the treatment with nurses and physicians.
Obtain a medical report and a copy of medical test results from the Medical Records Section (upon your
request), for which the hospital will charge you according to DHA’s rules and regulations.
Enjoy privacy during the performance of all examinations, procedures, and treatment at the hospital /
centre, and DHA maintains confidentiality of all your information.
Choose the treating team doctor (upon availability and operational needs).
Refuse the treatment. Thus, the treating doctor must inform you of the medical consequences of your refusal.
Accordingly, you shall sign a form with your decision.
Refuse examination or follow-up of your treatment details by any person not directly responsible for your
care. For persons who are not directly involved in your treatment, they must have your prior permission to
attend your case discussion, examination and treatment.
Be protected during treatment form any physical, verbal or psychological assault.
Receive information from the treating doctor – in case you would like to donate any body organ – about
donation process including advantages and potential disadvantages.
Have a family member or guardian as an escort depending on your availability and your health status, as per
DHA’s rules and regulations. However, due to medical reasons, certain units don’t allow this.
Receive complete explanation of causes to be transferred to another care center, consequent obligations
(financial and administrative – if any) and alternatives. Then, the hospital / centre management will make all
necessary arrangements to obtain the alternate medical center’s approval to receive the referred patient
before starting the transfer process.
Receive – upon your request – an itemized bill explaining all charges regardless paid by yourself or by
other sources.
Complaints and suggestions on services can be submitted through customer relation offices
View your medical record under the supervision of the treating doctor or medical team staff, according to
DHA’s rules and regulations.
DHA respects your right of appropriate assessment and management of pain through well known therapies and
provides you with all necessary information in this regard.
In case of any new scientific research conducted by DHA pertaining to your treatment, your doctor will
inform you on all related issues including potential benefits and risks, therapeutic alternatives and medical
research protocol details.
If you are asked to participate in a medical research, you have the right to give a written consent or
refuse. You also have the right to end your participation at any time for any reason. This will not compromise
the quality of medical services provided to you.
DHA is committed to provide terminally ill and dying patients with decent and compassionate care respecting
their unique needs, according to DHA’s regulations.
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