Derechos y deberes de los pacientes

Derechos y deberes de los pacientes

Derechos

Conocer

Recibir

Elegir

Deberes

Respetar

Cumplir

Informar

Consultar

Derechos de los niños

Derechos de los niños

Responsabilidad de los padres o cuidadores

Versión en inglés

Rights

To know

  • Information regarding your illness and treatment, involving the participation of your family.
  • Costs of the service.

To receive

  • Dignified and respectful treatment.
  • Confidentiality and privacy.
  • The best available care.
  • A second opinion in special cases.
  • Care that respects conditions of race, gender, and religion.

To choose

  • The doctor and the institution.
  • Whether you wish to receive treatment.
  • To participate in research.
  • To donate organs.
  • To die with dignity.
  • The family members you wish to be contacted.

Duties

To respect

  • Staff, patients, and family members.
  • Our philosophy, principles, and values.

To comply with

  • Caring for facilities and equipment.
  • Medical recommendations and prescriptions.
  • Institutional regulations and visiting hours.

To inform

  • About your health status, including medical history.
  • Acceptance or refusal of treatment.
  • Irregular situations.

To consult

  • The coverage you have with your insurance company, with the commitment to pay and assume any costs not covered by it.

Children’s rights

  • To be informed of their duties and rights.
  • To receive care from staff with both technical and emotional skills.
  • To be hospitalized with other children, avoiding hospitalization with adults.
  • To permanently inform parents and the child about their health conditions.
  • To receive advance information in a clear and timely manner, appropriate for the patient.
  • To consider precautions to relieve stress and pain.
  • To have safe and well-equipped spaces for their care.
  • To have opportunities for play, creativity, and education.
  • For their opinions to be heard and taken into account.
  • To receive personalized attention, as well as dignified, kind, and respectful treatment.
  • To respect their right to participate or not in research studies.

Responsibility of parents or caregivers

  • To permanently accompany and ensure the safety of their child before, during, and after medical care within the clinic’s services.
  • To cooperate with healthcare staff during the care and treatment of their child.
  • To communicate any concerns regarding the health status and condition to the healthcare staff.
  • To comply with the scheduled appointment times for their child’s treatment.
  • To comply with the instructions provided by the healthcare staff or the treating physician.