Knee replacement surgeries done at Civil Hospital under VB scanner

Irregularities in the Ayushman Bharat Pardhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) has rocked the Health Department. Some doctors and staff are on the radar of the Vigilance Bureau (VB) and an investigation into the matter was on. The last Civil Surgeon, Dr Jasbir Singh Aulakh had also taken the Ortho Department of the Civil Hospital to the task after abnormalities were found in the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.

Now, irregularities have been found in the knee replacement surgeries done at Civil Hospital under Ayushman Bharat Scheme. The VB has asked the hospital to submit the details of the surgeries conducted under the scheme to the investigate into the alleged irregularities.

The probe has been ordered after a complaint was submitted that doctors at the hospital were charging for the surgeries being done under the ABPMJAY. The complaint submitted to the bureau alleged that inflated bills were being sent to the government for reimbursement.

The hospital staff and doctors are tight-lipped about the investigation being done and nobody wants to share anything about it with the fear of getting involved in the case.

A senior police official said the investigation is on and hospital has submitted the required details and they can comment only after thorough study of the data submitted to them is done. The bureau has also got a copy of the details regarding ABPMJAY.

Senior Medical Officer Dr Harpreet Singh said they have submitted the details sought by the vigilance bureau and said that it is not only in Ludhiana but the investigation is being done in the entire state.