Hospitals can sue patients for revealing privacy privately. It is an infringement for hospitals to disclose patients' privacy privately, and medical institutions and their medical staff should keep patients' privacy and personal information confidential. Anyone who divulges the privacy and personal information of patients or their medical records without the consent of patients shall bear tort liability.
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Article 1226 of General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Medical institutions and their medical staff shall keep patients' privacy and personal information confidential. Anyone who divulges the privacy and personal information of patients or their medical records without the consent of patients shall bear tort liability. "General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)" Article 125 * * * Medical institutions and their medical staff shall fill in and properly keep medical records such as hospitalization records, doctor's orders, inspection reports, operation and anesthesia records, pathological data and nursing records. If the patient requests to consult and copy the medical records specified in the preceding paragraph, the medical institution shall provide them in time.