The legal responsibilities of private hospitals

In recent years, health services which should be public are offered through by private hospitals. In this study, legal relationship between private hospitals and patients and the legal responsiblity of private hospitals are dealt. Firstly, the legal relationship between a patient and a private hospital is a contractual relationship. The contract between a patient and a private hospital will be formed with the application of the patient to the hospital. In doctrin, the name of the contract between a private hospital and a patient is called "the hospital admission agreement". There are legal obligations arising from the hospital admission agreement. The main subject of the contract is the cure and the therapy of the patient. The private hospital has the obligation of giving health care and medical treatmens to the patient and has responsibility of caring the patient and giving information to the patient about his or her condition. The problem with the private hospital happens with the violation of obligations that was undertaken in the hospital admission agreement. As a result of the breach of contractual obligations, patient is entitled to compensation sue against the private hospital.