The Dubai Civil Court has ruled against a hospital that sought to force a woman, an accident victim, to pay 35,874 AED for medical services provided during a brief hospital stay.

The woman left the hospital against medical advice shortly after her arrival, with claims that she did not receive any of the treatments the hospital alleged it delivered.

According to court documents, the hospital filed a lawsuit to recover the payment after the woman, a national of an Arab country, arrived at the facility following a traffic accident.

Initial assessments indicated multiple injuries and unstable vital signs, leading to a series of CT scans and her admission to the intensive care unit for essential care.

The hospital claimed that the woman departed without settling her bills and provided a copy of the treatment invoice along with a report of her medical state.

In response, the woman filed a statement requesting the court dismiss the lawsuit, asserting she had only been at the hospital for a few hours and had not received any treatments.

The court appointed a financial expert to review the case and examine relevant records.

The expert reported an absence of a signed admission form in the woman's medical file.

According to the emergency services report, the woman entered the hospital at 1:15 AM by ambulance after the accident.

A medical report signed by the emergency department physician confirmed her condition.

The report also indicated that the woman left the hospital the same day at 6 PM, signing a document stating she faced serious injuries that could lead to death but insisted on her right to discharge against medical advice, thereby releasing the hospital and medical staff from any liability for potential repercussions of her decision.

The expert confirmed that the hospital provided preliminary medical care based on the treating physician's assessment, including transfer to the intensive care unit and required medical tests as per the medical team's recommendations.

A tax invoice for the amount claimed was issued under her name without her signature on it.

The woman contested the claim, stating that she only spent a few hours in the hospital and left as soon as she regained consciousness without receiving treatment.

Moreover, she stated that the discharge form she signed did not include any of the claimed services.

The financial expert's findings confirmed the accuracy of the hospital's invoice from a financial perspective and its alignment with their provided pricing.

However, it was not established that the woman had indeed received the services or had signed for them, and she denied receiving any treatment corresponding to the claimed amount, leaving the court to determine the hospital's entitlement to the invoice payment.

Upon reviewing the financial expert's report, the court noted that the woman's medical file lacked a signed admission form, and the discharge acknowledgment did not list any of the services for which the hospital sought payment.

Her assertion that she had only spent a few hours at the hospital and had left in good health, without visible signs of injury, further weakened the hospital's position.

Ultimately, the court found the lawsuit lacked credible evidence to support the hospital's claims, noting the existence of documents in a foreign language, which were deemed inadmissible, thereby dismissing the case and ordering the hospital to cover the litigation costs.