Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when COVID-19 continues to choke the city’s medical infrastructure, a team of Police and health officials visited various Private Hospitals late last night to physically audit the number of beds, availability and examined the process of bed allotment. The team comprised City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta, Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B….
Don’t create artificial scarcity of beds: DC warns Pvt. Hospitals
April 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has warned of stern action against Private Hospitals which will try to create artificial scarcity of beds despite availability of sufficient number of beds to treat COVID-19 patients. Chairing a meeting with Mana-gements of Private Hospitals at Zilla Panchayat auditorium here yesterday, the DC said that 50 percent of…
DC warns Private Hospitals for not following Covid treatment protocol
April 14, 20214 deaths in February, 25 in March and 30 deaths till Apr. 12 Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has warned of serious action against Private Hospitals if they are found not practicing COVID treatment protocol resulting in death of patients. Chairing a meeting of representatives of Private Hospitals in city on Monday in the…
Mysuru DC holds meeting with Pvt. Hospitals
April 12, 2021In the wake of spike in COVID cases and deaths, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri held a meeting with managements and representatives of Private Hospitals this evening. She warned of stern action against the hospitals that do not follow Covid protocol in treating patients in critical condition. District health officials too attended the meeting.
COVID vaccine at Pvt. Hospitals will cost Rs. 250 per dose
February 28, 2021It is free at Government facilities New Delhi: The Union Government has fixed Rs. 250 per dose of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered on citizens above 60 years of age and persons above 45 years with comorbidities as part of Phase-3 vaccination drive starting from tomorrow. Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, interacted with Health Secretaries…
108 Ambulance drivers take patients to Pvt. Hospitals, alleges GTD
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “Drivers of Government Ambulances-108, instead of ferrying patients to Government Hospitals are taking them to Private Hospitals,” alleged MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD). Speaking at the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) auditorium in city yesterday, GTD said that there were complaints that after getting the patients admitted to private hospitals, exorbitant hospital…
Pvt. Hospitals under watch
October 23, 2020DC forms team to check excess billing for COVID patients in General Ward only Call Mob: 74112-20187 or Mob: 94498-43060 to lodge complaints Mysore/Mysuru: Taking serious note of complaints about fleecing of COVID-19 patients by Private Hospitals under the garb of treatment, the District Administration has requested citizens to bring it to its notice hefty…
DC directs Pvt. Hospitals to reserve 50 percent beds for COVID patients
October 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has ordered all Private Hospitals to reserve 50 percent of beds for Corona positive patients on behalf of State Government. In a press release here, she has said any Private Hospital which refuses to adhere with the rules will be booked under Sec. 56 of the Disaster Management Act-2005 and…
COVID-19 treatment: ZP members train guns on Private Hospitals over hefty bills
October 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) members, cutting across party lines, urged the State Government to put an end to alleged fleecing of citizens by Private Hospitals in the name of treating Corona positive patients. At the ZP meeting held here on Tuesday, they said Private Hospitals were collecting lakhs of rupees from relatives of COVID-19…
Furnish details or face action; private hospitals warned
October 1, 2020Bengaluru: Dr. Om Prakash Patil, Director, Health and Family Welfare Services, has directed all the private healthcare establishments to update all COVID-19 related details in facility App, failing which punitive action against the defaulting institutions. In a press release here, he has said this order has been issued under the various clauses and sections of…
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