Haryana slashes Covid treatment rates in private hospitals by 60 per cent

Sumedha Sharma

Tribune News Service

Gurugram, June 26

Haryana has rationalised the Covid treatment rates in private hospitals, slashing them by almost 60 per cent in the NCR towns of Faridabad and Gurugram.

According to an order of the state Health and Family Welfare department, the maximum rates will be between Rs 15,000 and Rs 18,000 per day.

The non-NABH-accredited hospitals will now be allowed to charge only Rs 8,000 for isolation beds, including supportive care and oxygen, while an ICU bed without ventilator will be for Rs 13,000 and with ventilator (invasive/non-invasive) will be Rs 15,000.

In case of NABH-accredited hospitals, isolation beds will be for Rs 10,000, ICU without ventilation for Rs 15,000 and ICU with ventilator for Rs 18,000.

The package will cover the entire cost except for experimental therapies. The price will also include rates of underlying co-morbid conditions, including supportive and medicines.

“As many Covid patients have diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, the support and medical care of the same will be part of the package,” reads the order. The rates, however, will not cover C-section deliveries of pregnant patients.

The rates have been finalised taking recommendations of the Niti Aayog Committee and initiatives of the governments of Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Telangana.

Prior to this, the Covid treatment in Faridabad and Gurugram's top hospitals ranged from Rs 23,000 for an isolation bed up to Rs 80,000 for the ICU beds per day.

“The rates will be applicable from Friday and all hospitals are bound to abide by them. We will ensure strict implementation,” said Gurugram DC Amit Khatri.

Faridabad DC Yashpal Yadav has also asked private hospitals to abide by them or face consequences.

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