Gurugram hospital booked for forcefully discharging suspected Covid patient

Gurugram, Dec 5 : An FIR has been filed against Paras Hospital in Gurugram for violation of the Epidemic Diseases Act after the hospital allegedly forcefully discharged a suspected Covid-19 patient, who was a senior citizen, in May.
Though the test report of the patient returned negative later, the senior citizen alleged that because of the wrong Covid-19 report, he along with his family had to face mental agony.
The development comes nearly four months after the health department found violation of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, on the part of the hospital and recommended actions as per the law.
After the recommendation of the district health department and following a police investigation, a case was finally registered on Friday at Sushant Lok police station in Gurugram.
As per the complaint filed by the 71-year-old patient, a former Indian Air force personnel, “On May 18, 2020, he had got himself admitted to the Paras Hospital, Gurugram, for treatment of ‘Ankylosing Spondylitis’ with a pre-approved amount of Rs 2, 20,000 from ECHS, Gurugram.” The complaint went on to say that the same morning, the patient underwent a test for coronavirus and later in the midnight he was woken up by the hospital staff and informed that he had tested positive. Thereafter, the patient alleged that despite his several requests, the hospital had refused to provide any medical assistance and later discharged him forcefully and issued a bill of Rs 12,691 which he refused. The hospital authorities forced him to make a payment for Rs 6,000 which the victim again refused since his treatment was cashless with a pre-approved sum of Rs 2,20,000 already submitted to the hospital.