Haryana Health Minister orders probe into Fortis child death case

NewsBharati    22-Nov-2017
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Gurgaon, November 22: Recently, a Gurgaon based renowned hospital has created controversy for allegedly overcharging a patient family.  Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij ordered an inquiry into the case and promised strong actions against the guilty.

Fortis hospital in Gurugam charged RS 18 lakhs for a dengue patient who was admitted for 15 days only. Moreover, the child did not survive. The family was not at all satisfied and urged for investigation. The family is a resident of West Delhi's Dwarka. After the parents came to know about their 7-year-old daughter is suffering from Dengue type IV, they admitted her to Fortis going after its reputation and especially for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

On Tuesday Union Health Minister JP Nadda also assured that necessary actions will be taken soon. Haryana’s Health Minister said directions had been issued to a senior officer to submit the report of its investigation at the earliest. Strong actions will be taken against guilty. He sent out a strong message that no hospital would be allowed to play with the health and sentiments of people.

Taking the serious note of the incident, Centre even asked Haryana government for an immediate investigation. The report in this regard should be submitted to the Health Ministry within two weeks.

After the controversy went viral, the hospital also published a statement. "An itemized bill spread over 20 pages was explained and handed over to the family at the time of their departure from the hospital. The patient was treated in the Paediatric ICU (PICU) for 15 days and was critical right from the time of admission requiring Intensive monitoring," said the statement from the hospital clarifying its position.

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