Ludhiana, July 21
The Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) has been served a legal notice for the alleged malpractice being indulged in at the institute. Dr Hitesh Mahajan, a resident of BRS Nagar, and Mr Anil Gupta, a Sunder Nagar resident, through a court notice, have alleged that the authorities at the institute had directed the doctors to keep patients for more days at the hospital (even if not required) to shell out more money from patients. Both the complainants have demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh from the hospital authorities.
As per the notice, a copy of which has also been sent to the Medical Council of India (MCI), DGP, Punjab, and the ADGP, Vigilance, Punjab, Chandigarh, the institution is allegedly playing fraud with the innocent people, who are unaware about the technicalities of medical care.
In the notice, Dr Hitesh Mahajan says heavy amounts are charged from the patients by prescribing expensive tests, which may not even be required. “A patient has to pay Rs 750 for an ultrasound examination at the hospital, whereas for the same test, other hospitals are charging Rs 150 only. The tests at the DMCH at times are conducted by the students doing postgraduation at other place these tests are conducted by qualified radiologists”.
Dr Mahajan further adds that his pregnant wife was admitted to the hospital for delivery on February 27. The condition of the mother and the child was perfect and they should have been discharged on the same day or day after. But the doctors kept on conducting tests one after the other and they were discharged on request basis on March 2 after paying the hospital bill of Rs 4,290. Dr Mahajan said they had taken opinion of another private doctor who said that the baby did not require any medical examination.
Mr Anil Gupta, alleged that he was not discharged from the hospital for a long period and he was asked to pay on exorbitant bill. The complainants said the institute was earning money by illegal means. The institution was playing with the lives of patients when “experiments” were done by the students.
Meanwhile, Dr S.C. Ahuja, Principal, DMCH, when contacted said since he was not in the city, he was not aware of getting any legal notice. “We have not received any such court notice till date”, maintained Dr Ahuja.
