Patients and Visitors

Rights of the terminally ill patient

We must keep in mind that death is the biggest, sometimes feared and hardest, transition in life; The dying patient is often uninformed, insecure, distressed, depressed, hopeless, in pain and with multiple symptoms, depending on his illness.

These end-of-life experiences are generally less recognized and addressed. The essential thing is to understand that the terminally ill person is in a particularly vulnerable situation, that all humanity and compassion are needed to alleviate these moments, and allow them to accept the end of their life with more resignation, as an unavoidable fact.

The patient has the right to:

Maintain until the end of your days the same dignity and autonomy to which you have had the right in life.
Obtain truthful, frank and complete information about your diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis.
Be cared for by professionals who are sensitive to your needs and fears in your process of approaching death, but competent in their field and confident in what they do.
Be the main axis of the decisions made in the final stage of your life.
That his suffering should not be prolonged indefinitely, nor should extreme and heroic measures be applied to sustain his vital functions.
Obtain effective relief from your pain and symptoms, even if the medications or measures required to do so would reduce your remaining life span.
May the needs and fears of your loved ones be taken into account before and after your death.
Receive spiritual assistance whenever you request it and that your religious beliefs are respected, whatever they may be.
Know and receive explanations about the costs of the services received. In an emergency situation, you must be attended to without requiring prior payment.
Know and receive explanations about the costs of the services received. In an emergency situation, you must be attended to without requiring prior payment.
Die with dignity, as comfortably and peacefully as possible.