5 Private Hospitals In Delhi Fined Rs 600 Crore For Denying Free Treatment To The Poor

Admin 13-Jun-2016 11:29:21 Inothernews

5 Private Hospitals In Delhi Fined Rs 600 Crore For Denying Free Treatment To The Poor


The Delhi government has asked five private hospitals in the city, including Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Max Super Specialty Hospital (Saket), to deposit "unwarranted profits" of over Rs 600 crore for refusing free treatment to the poor, which was the prime condition for leasing land to these hospitals. Dr Hem Prakash, additional director (EWS) in the Health Department, said these five hospitals—Max Super Specialty Hospital (Saket), Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Shanti Mukand Hospital, Dharamshila Cancer Hospital and Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute—were provided lands at concessional rates between 1960 and 1990 on the condition that they will treat the poor free of cost.



But most of the beds for the EWS rarely get used because at least 50 percent of the cost of any treatment usually goes towards medicine and consumables, which the poor cannot afford.

However, none of the hospitals seem interested in paying up and have said that they will challenge the order in the Delhi High Court.

Devki Devi Foundation, of which Max-Super Speciality Hospital in Saket is a unit, said, "We believe the order is unfair to us, we stand fully committed to discharging all our obligations towards economically weaker sections (EWS). We are extremely serious towards fulfilling our obligations. While we study the order in detail, we will prefer an appeal against this order in the appropriate forum."

Suversha Khanna, director of Dharamshila Cancer Hospital, also said that they will challenge the order in the court while representatives of Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute and Shanti Mukand Hospital could not be contacted.

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