Treat poor free: SC to Delhi private hospitals

Treat poor free: SC to Delhi private hospitals

New Delhi: The Supreme court has upheld a Delhi High Court order and instructed all private hospitals in Delhi that got land at concessional rates to provide free treatment to the poor. Some of the 37 private hospitals in Delhi that have got land at concessional rates had approached the apex court saying the High Court order was burdensome. They claimed that in cases of cancer, neuro surgery and plastic ...
02:30 PM, Sep 01, 2011
30 Minutes: How hospitals turn away the poor

30 Minutes: How hospitals turn away the poor

Many top private hospitals in Delhi have not been treating poor patients. The hospitals have got land from the government at concessional rates and are under statutory obligation to treat the poor free of cost. But the hospitals have been turning away poor patients on one pretext or other. ...
10:31 PM, Dec 11, 2010
Impact: Delhi CM vows action against hospitals

Impact: Delhi CM vows action against hospitals

A day after a CNN-IBN-Cobrapost investigation revealed how private hospitals in New Delhi flout government guidelines when it comes to the treatment of poor patients, the Delhi government seems to have woken up. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Friday that he government was open to an investigation into the matter. Sheila has hinted the government will take action if private hospitals are not fulfilling their obligations and responsibilities ...
09:05 PM, Dec 10, 2010

Notice to Apollo hospital for charging the poor

Notice to Apollo hospital for charging the poor The hospital got land at concessional rates to treat poor patients free of cost. ...
08:23 AM, Nov 30, 2009
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