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Patients’
Responsibilities:
- You must abide by
all hospital rules and regulation:
Comply with the No Smoking Policy – The King Fahad Specialist Hospital, in
compliance with Royal Directives and consistent with its healthcare
leadership role in the community, regards smoking as harmful to health and
discourages the practice. Smoking is prohibited throughout the Hospital
buildings and all Hospital vehicles and buses.
Comply with the visitor policy to ensure the rights and comfort of all
patients. Be considerate in the control of noise level.
- You must provide
your physician with complete information about your health such as:
Present medical condition
Previous illnesses
Previous hospitalization
Medication or vitamins you are using
Other information that may be pertinent to your health such as
family medical history.
- In the event you do
not understand what your doctor or other member of your health care team
tells you about your diagnosis or treatment, you should ask for further
explanation.
- Leave valuables at
home and bring only those items necessary during your stay.
- Patients, their
families, and their visitors are fully abide by the instructions and
regulations of medical facilities.
- You should inform
your nurse or physician of any changes in your conditions.
- Keep appointments,
be on time for your appointments, and call as soon as possible if you cannot
make the appointments.
- You should
understand that some patients need more medical care then you, due to their
medical condition. Therefore they will be given priority.
- You should follow
the instructions of the physician or other members of your health care team.
You will be, solely responsible for the consequences due the rejection of
treatment or non- compliance with instruction. In the event you have refused
treatment you will be required to sign a form prepared to that effect.
- You and your
visitors should follow the safety and security instructions and directions
issued by the hospital for your safety.
- If your treating
physician permits you to go for a walk, you must inform your nurse of your
whereabouts for your safety and return to you room when required.
- You, your escort or
visitors will be held responsible by the relevant authorities for any damage
to the medical equipment in the patient’s room due to carelessness or
misuse.
- You will be fully
responsible for any violations of the Hospital’s regulation by your escort.
In such cases, the escorts order issued by the Hospital Director will be
cancelled.
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