AIIMS Rishikesh becoming pricey- Announces Rollback after public outcry
DEHRADUN: AIIMS Rishikesh found itself mired in controversy after media reports announcing its new price structure went viral over the weekend. With the new price structure, announced over the month of October, the institute was found charging almost private sector like rates, and 10-15 times higher than what is currently being charged in the flagship AIIMS, New Delhi
TOI was the first to report that All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, the main medical point for Uttarakhand's population, is charging several times higher prices for the medical procedure then AIIMS Delhi. It is reported that the price gap between AIIMS Rishikesh and AIIMS New Delhi is about 10 to 15 times higher. This gap, came into being only recently after, in the month of October 2017 the revised rates of medical and surgical procedures corresponding to the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) rates were implemented in the hospital
Not just the state of Uttarakhand, AIIMS Rishikesh is also the focal point for patients from Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, who are also visiting AIIMS Rishikesh for the medical treatment. Unfortunately immediately after the rate hike, the number of patients has dipped by around 30 to 40 percent
Some of the Price Differences in procedures between AIIMS Rishikesh and AIIMS Delhi are as follows
- A normal child delivery is done free of cost at AIIMS Delhi's general ward and for Rs 2,000 in its private ward. But in Rishikesh, it costs Rs 7,500.
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