Is it illegal for hospitals to refuse patients?

Whether it is illegal for a hospital to refuse a patient depends on the following circumstances:

1, some special circumstances, such as AIDS, are so urgent that ordinary hospitals can refuse to accept them and only go to relevant hospitals for treatment;

2. If there are no special circumstances, medical institutions will treat patients or suspected patients first, and then settle accounts. No medical institution may refuse patients on the grounds of cost.

If the hospital refuses to accept patients, it can complain to the local health bureau. For the initial diagnosis, treatment and rescue of patients, doctors in any hospital can't shirk their responsibilities, but must make initial diagnosis and treatment. According to the first diagnosis responsibility system of the medical core system, the first diagnosis department should establish patient hospitalization files, treat patients in strict accordance with the service workflow, and should not shirk patients, and should race against time to save patients in an emergency. No department or individual may refuse treatment or delay treatment for any reason.

Hospital refers to a medical institution that provides patients with necessary medical examination, treatment measures, nursing technology, consulting services, rehabilitation equipment, rescue and transportation services in accordance with laws, regulations and industry norms, with the main purpose of saving lives. Its clients include not only symptomatic patients and wounded, but also elderly people who can't take care of themselves or have limited activities and rely on medical care. Forensic doctors evaluate seriously ill patients who need medical care or are unstable and need long-term rehabilitation, or there are other specific situations and personnel.

According to the composition of the hospital should have the following basic conditions:

1, the hospital should have regular wards and a certain number of bed facilities. Mainly the implementation of hospitalization, generally there is a corresponding outpatient department;

2, should have basic medical equipment, set up medicine, inspection, radiation, surgery and disinfection supply and other medical treatment departments;

3, should be able to provide qualified and reasonable diagnosis and treatment, nursing and basic living services for hospitalized patients;

4. There should be corresponding and systematic staffing;

5, should have the corresponding work system and rules and regulations;

6, should have the corresponding hospital culture.

"Regulations on the Administration of Medical Institutions" Article 31 Medical institutions shall immediately rescue critically ill patients. Patients who cannot be diagnosed and treated due to equipment or technical conditions should be referred in time.