Patient rights in the history of Persian and Islamic hospitals from beginning to 8 Century Hijri

The history of hospitals in Iran goes back to about 1700 years ago. Hospitals are created by Persians in history of Medicine and developed in Islamic golden age. Consideration about patient rights in Hospitals as an important historical factor can help to shed light of Iran and Islam role in medical development during the history. In this article، patient rights in hospitals throughout the history of Iran and Islam were considered، including 1) educational and medical roles of hospitals، 2) hospital parts، 3) hospital locations، and 4) treatment for different social classes. According to findings، attention to patient rights in Persian and Islamic hospitals، unlike of Europe were very important and many of their procedures in this field can be useful in current medicine.