Ali Ibne Abi taleb Hospital

 Providing the health services should be based on respecting the patient’s privacy and observing the principle of confidentiality.

4-1) Observing the principle of confidentiality about all of the information regarding the patient is obligatory unless cases that have been excepted by law;
4-2) The patient’s privacy should be respected during all the stages of medical care including diagnostic and therapeutic stages. To this end, it is mandatory to provide all the necessary facilities to guarantee the patient’s privacy;
4-3) Only the patient, the treatment team, the people authorized by the patient and those who are permitted by law can have access to the information.
4-4) The patient has the right to be accompanied by his/her reliable person during the diagnostic stages including the physical examinations. A child has the right to be accompanied by one of his/her parents during treatment stages unless this is against the medical necessities.