In 1996, Lithuania was one of the first countries in the East and Central Europe that established the Law on the Rights of Patients and Compensation of the Damage to Their Health, and the rights of patients became the subject of discussions between lawyers and citizens. However, there are only few studies on this subject, even it is very relevant for improving of work planning in the health care institutions. From the 1st till 19th of August 2005 the research has been done with the purpose to examine the status of the rights of the patients that were using stationary services in the hospital of Vilnius University “Santariškių klinikos” (VUL SK) and considering the received information to propose how to prevent breach of the patients’ rights.