**4. Conclusions**

HCECs are required in all hospitals that provide highly complex services. In today's medicine, ethical conflicts are constantly presented, and an organ that can advise the health professional in decision-making is required. Even though HCECs have developed exponentially since the eighties, this has not been uniform because they are nonexistent in low-income countries, which violates bioethical principles in healthcare. However, it is interesting to confirm that knowledge of their functions in developed countries is still scarce, which means that the HCECs do not have a real impact.

Despite having regulations for their formation and execution, HCECs present numerous challenges regarding the performance of their functions. This invites the development of new strategies to promote optimal functioning. Several topics are consulted at the HCEC; this requires a multidisciplinary approach in which its members can deliberate and recommend the best decisions. More significant support is required from the authorities to fulfill this goal, which unfortunately is not the case due to the little importance given to ethics in the healthcare field.

The role of HCECs needs to be strengthened. Precisely, this work highlights the need for moral knowledge as a weapon to improve health care. It is recommended to combine certainty with prudence to achieve the best in favor of the patient. It is also necessary to remember that the primary objective of the HCECs is to achieve the patient's well-being and respect their rights, which must be shared by healthcare personnel and society in general.

*Analysis and Reflections on the Current Situation of the Health Care Ethics Committees (HCECs) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.112339*
