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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Dengue patient dies, parents billed Rs 16 lakh for 2 weeks in ICU -Durgesh Nandan Jha

Dengue patient dies, parents billed Rs 16 lakh for 2 weeks in ICU -Durgesh Nandan Jha

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published Published on Nov 21, 2017   modified Modified on Nov 21, 2017
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Fortis Memorial Research Institute (Gurgaon) charged the family of a seven-year-old dengue patient almost Rs 16 lakh for 15 days in the ICU, but the girl died while being shifted from Fortis to Rockland Hospital.

Union health minister J P Nadda on Monday assured the bereaved family of action in the matter following an uproar on social media sites.

Fortis denied any wrongdoing. It said all standard medical protocols were followed in treating Adya Singh and all clinical guidelines were adhered to. In a " detailed clarification" submitted to the health minister, Fortis said it had charged Rs 15.79 lakh.

It all started with a post on Twitter by the bereaved father's friend on November 17. "One of my batchmate's 7 year old was in @fortis hospital for 15 days for dengue. Billed Rs 18 lakhs including for 2700 gloves. She passed away at the end of it. Corrupt a*******," he wrote. ? The message was retweeted 9,000 times in four days, prompting a reply from the health minister. "Please provide me details on hfwminister@gov.in. We will take all necessary action," Nadda tweeted.

TOI spoke to the bereaved father who alleged the hospital had misguided them throughout. "The government must act against them so that no hospital deals with its patients like this again," Jayant Singh, an IT professional based in Dwarka said. He took a personal loan of Rs 5 lakh, in addition to financial support from family and his own savings, to pay for the treatment of his daughter, Adya, who is no more.

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The Times of India, 21 November, 2017, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/dengue-patient-dies-parents-billed-16-lakh-for-2-weeks-in-icu/articleshow/61732259.cms


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