• We sincerely thank Dr. N V Kamat, Director Health Services and Dr. RN Das, MONH for all their support.
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  • Hospitals of this week: Sir Gangaram Hospital - Primus Hospital - RLKC Hospital - Sri Balaji Action Hospital - Maharaja Agrasen Hospital - Action Cancer Hospital - VIMHANS Hospital - VENU Eye Hospital - Indian Spinal Injuries Center - Saket City Hospital - National Heart Institute - National Chest Institute - Kottakal Arya Vaidhshala - Bimla Devi Hospital - Deepak Memorial Hospital - Jaipur Golden Hospital - Bhagwati Hospital - Saroj Hospital - Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh - Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital - Vinayak Hospital - Khosla Ayurvedic Hospital.
  • A big thanks to Mr Puneet (Nodal Officer) and Dharamshila hospital for treating a poor cancer patient.
  • Thanks to Gangaram Hospital for giving priority to a serious EWS patient.
  • Thanks to Ms Kiran (Bensups Hospital) for admitting a poor patient in ICU and immediately starting the treatment.
  • Thanks to Dr Mathur (Medical Superintendent, Shanti Mukund Hospital) for admitting a poor patient.
  • Thanks to Dr Neeraj Gogia (Nodal officer, Rockland Hospital, Dwarka) for doing a free city scan of a poor patient referred from a government hospital..
  • Thanks to Ms Kiran (Bensups Hospital) for doing a free dialysis and test of poor patients.
  • A big thanks to Ms Kiran (Bensups Hospital) for admitting a hernia patient. Now the patient is absolutely fine and has been discharged.
  • A big thanks to Bensups Hospital for treating a poor patient who was suffering from a serious problem for last few years.
  • Thanks to Mr Dadu, Primus Hospital for admitting a poor ortho patient whom Charity Beds got referred from a government hospital.
  • Hospitals of this week: Sir Gangaram Hospital - Maharaja Agrasen Hospital - Action Cancer Hospital - Sri Balaji Action Hospital - VIMHANS Hospital - VENU Eye center - India Spinal Injuries Center - National Chest Institute - Kottakal Arya Vaidhshala - Jaipur Golden Hospital - Bhagwati Hospital - Saroj Hospital - MAX Hospital, Shalimar Bagh - Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital - Mata Chanan Devi Hospital - Mai Kamli Wali Hospital - Vinayak Hospital - Deepak Memorial Hospital
  • A big thanks to Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj for admitting a poor patient who needed urgent hospitalisation.
  • BEST HOSPITALS OF THE LAST WEEK : Jivodaya Hospital - Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh - Saroj Hospital - Bhagwati Hospital - Jaipur Golden Hospital - Sundar Lal Jain Hospital - Deepak Memorial Hospital - Bimla Devi Hospital - Kottakal Arya Hospital - National Heart Hospital - Saket City Hospital, Saket - Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj - Indian Spinal Injuries Centre - VENU Eye Hospital - Fortis Escorts Heart Institute - VIMHANS Hospital - Action Cancer Hospital - Mata Chanan Devi Hospital - Maharaja Agrasen Hospital - Sri Balaji Hospital - RLKC Hospital - Primus Hospital - Sir Gangaram Hospital -- All these hospitals did a great job last week and few of them are still occupied.
  • A big thanks to Mr Puneet (Nodal officer, Dharamshila Hospital) for the treatment of a poor cancer patient..
  • 28 years old Nazma Parveen who is pregnant and was suffering from severe stomach ache this morning, Charity Beds got her treatment started in Max Balaji hospital. Thanks to Mr Ankit, Nodal Officer.
  • Nirmala Devi, age 62 years, is suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure. Today Charity Beds got her treatment started in Rockland Hospital, Dwarka. Thanks to Ms Chandraprabha (Liasoning officer)
  • Saleemuddin from Buland Shehar is suffering from kidney infection, Charity Beds got his treatment started in Max Balaji hospital. Thanks to Mr Ankit (Nodal Officer) and Dr Chandan (DMS)
  • A big thanks to Sir Gangaram Hospital for treating a poor patient.
  • Thank you so much Max Balaji Hospital, Patparganj for taking care of a little boy Ankit who is suffering from kidney problem.
  • We are very grateful to Dr Amiya, Nodal Officer and Batra Hospital for admitting Meenu (a 37 year old dialysis patient from Buland Shehar) for free fistula implant.
  • A big thanks to Max Balaji hospital and Ankit (Nodal Officer) for giving free treatment to Rihaan (Age : 8) who was suffering from high fever. 
  • A big thanks to Sir Gangaram Hospital for giving free treatment to Mr Virender Chauhan who was suffering from serious vascular problem in the legs.
  • We are grateful to Veny Eye hospital for doing free Corneal trasplant of 62 years old Chandra Pal from Aligarh. 

Supreme Court Order

"It is my aspiration that health finally will be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for.”

—United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Between 1950-2000: 37private hospitals in Delhi-NCR were sanctioned land on concessional rates for as low as Rupee 1. More than 800 beds should be reserved for EWS quotafree of cost.

2007:

Delhi High Court orders all private hospitals in the National Capital to provide free medical treatment to the underprivileged. As per court orders, hospitals must comply by 25% OPD reserve and 10% bed reserve. A separate account is maintained in regard to their treatment expenditure at CGHS rates.

The hospitals charging any money from such patients shall be liable to be proceeded against in accordance with the law.

2011

Supreme Court ordered that all private hospitals that have availed land at concessional rates, must provide free treatment to people falling below poverty line- with no cap on costs.
The hospital may make arrangements to meet costs from sponsorships or endorsements, but at no point can the patient be billed.
City hospitals to reserve 25% of their out-patient department capacity and 10% of their beds at indoor levels for free treatment of the poor.
The court was hearing a plea filed by Social Jurists, a civil society group that alleged that three hospitals - Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Moolchand and St Stephen's – did not comply with the high court's March 2007 order.
The high court pronounced the judgment on a PIL seeking implementation of the land lease agreement between the government and the hospitals for providing, among other things, free treatment to certain percentage of the poor patients out of their total treatment capacities.

Last hearing date – 24 November 2011
Next hearing date – 12 February 2012
http://advashokagarwal.blogspot.com/2011/11/private-hospital-asked-to-refund-money.html
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Private Hospital asked to refund money to poor patient

- Monitoring Committee of which I am a member inspected three private hospitals, namely, Delhi ENT Hospital & Research Centre, Jasola, GujarmalModi Hospital, Saket and Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket on Monday November 08, 2011. The Committee noted that in ENT Hospital & Research Centre, a female patient whose family monthly income was less than Rs.6422/- was admitted in the paid category whereas all the three free beds were lying vacant. The Committee advised the Hospital that the concerned patient must be converted in free category and the money deposited (Rs.2500/-) be refunded. It was found that 6 free beds out of 10 were lying vacant in GujarmalModi Hospital whereas 26 free beds out of 30 were lying vacant in Max Super Specialty Hospital.

POSTED BY ADV. ASHOK AGARWAL AT 8:11 AM