Patient Rights & Responsibilities
We follow the Charter of Patients' Rights published by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
Your rights
- Information about your illness, treatment, expected costs and risks
- Access to copies of your medical records and reports
- Emergency care without first demanding payment
- Informed consent before major procedures
- Privacy, confidentiality and dignity
- A second opinion from a doctor of your choice
- Transparent rates and an itemised bill
- Freedom to buy medicines and tests from any registered pharmacy or lab
- Non-discrimination on the basis of illness, gender, caste, religion, age or any other ground
- Safety and quality care according to standards
- Choosing alternative treatment options
- Being discharged, or receiving the body of a deceased relative, without delay over billing disputes
- Education about your condition
- Being heard and seeking redressal of complaints
Your responsibilities
- Give complete and true information about your health and medicines
- Follow the treatment plan and hospital rules
- Treat staff and other patients with respect; violence against healthcare workers is a punishable offence
- Pay hospital dues on time
- Inform us before leaving against medical advice