Chandigarh: The government would take stern action against the hospitals which were taking advantage of the compulsion of the patients during the covid-19 epidemic and looting their finances. This was stated by the Health and Family Welfare Minister. Balbir Singh Sidhu during a virtual meeting with the state level committee of the Indian Medical Association. He said that there were many complaints of private hospitals charging more than the rates fixed by the government and any hospital doing so would not be spared. “We are trying our best to ensure that whatever is done is for the betterment of all but if any hospital or doctor robs any patient then the government will be forced to take strict action against them,” he said. Under the Epidemic Act, the government has the power to close or take over hospitals that do so.
पतले से हेल्दी होने का घेरलू नुस्खा || Dr. Salila Tiwari ||
He appealed to all the private hospitals not to take advantage of the compulsion of any patient and consider it as a warning and not to force the government to take any drastic action. He said that during this difficult time our doctors and para medical staff (including government and private sector) have set a good example of serving the people and are serving the people wholeheartedly but there are some black sheep. They are taking advantage of these circumstances and cheating the people which can tarnish the image of the entire profession. He sternly warned such illegal elements to stop the wrongdoings with immediate effect or else strict action would be taken against them and no one would be spared.
यह पांच चीजें करें बंद घुटनों का दर्द होगा खत्म || Dr. Om Prakesh Anand
The Health Minister said that strict measures were being taken to curb the black market of medicines and oxygen in the state and strict legal action would be taken against anyone who did so. On the issue of quality of oxygen or low oxygen content in refilled cylinders, he said that the government was also taking legal action against vendors who did so. He said that a state level committee would soon conduct an audit of the treatment of covid patients in private hospitals. He said that people could register their grievances on the toll free number 104 of the department which would be acted upon immediately.
क्यों है नालंदा इतिहास का सबसे महान विश्वविद्यालय
Mr. Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu said that on Tuesday the Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh would interact with all the Sarpanches through video conferencing and give guidelines to stop the spread of Corona in the villages. On this occasion, the Indian Medical Association assured that they are fully with the state government, if any hospital loots patients, then the IMA. Will not support that doctor / hospital in any way. The meeting was specially attended by Principal Secretary Health Mr. Hussain Lal, Director Health and Family Welfare Dr. GB Singh, IMA State President Dr. Kuldeep Singh Mann and other members of the districts.
-NAV GILL
