DC recommends FIR against erring hospital

Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, May 27

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Tightening the noose around some private hospitals fleecing the patients, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ghanshyam Thori has recommended registration of FIR against Shamsher Hospital for serious malpractices and shortcomings.

In a communiqué to the Commissioner of Police, the Deputy Commissioner has observed: “Prima facie it appears to be case fit for investigation by the Police department. If allegations are substantiated during probe, a case may be registered under relevant provisions of law against the Shamsher Hospital”.

The DC had on May 18 suspended Level-II Covid care facility (for new admissions) at Shamsher Hospital after a preliminary report submitted by the health authorities flagged malpractices and overcharging. The action followed a complaint filed by Shalinder Singh of Mohalla Gobindgarh, who lost his 50-year-old father, on May 14. The complainant had alleged that the patient, who was ill, was rushed to Shamsher Hospital, where he was admitted in level-II Covid Care ward without RT-PCR test.