Free dialysis at Private hospitals Soon: Delhi Health Minister
New Delhi: The Delhi government is planning to make the dialysis procedure free at private hospitals and dialysis centres on a public-private-partnership basis, subject to conditions, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today.
Jain said only those private hospitals and standalone centres which have more than 10 dialysis machines and are empanelled under the Delhi Government Employees Health Scheme or the Central Government Health Scheme would be eligible to become a partner in the project.
Delhi government through the Delhi Arogya Kosh will pay them Rs 1,274 per dialysis.
Delhi residents who have been living in the city for the past three years and having an annual income of less than Rs 3 lakh shall be eligible to avail the facility, Jain said.
The government is also installing dialysis machines at its own hospitals.
"We have installed 15 machines out of the 75 machines that we intend to install at various hospitals," he said.
Jain said the idea behind providing the facility at private hospitals or dialysis centres is to cut the travel time for patients, who otherwise may have to go long distance to avail that facility at a government hospital.
"This would be like a reverse referral facility where patients would be referred to an empanelled hospital or centre nearby their home," he said.
Jain said the government was in an "expansion mode" as far as health services were concerned.
"Five of our hospitals have already earned NABH entry-level accreditation - Pt Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital, Shri Dada Dev Matri Avum Shishu Chikitsalaya, Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital, Guru Gobind Singh Hospital and Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital," he said.
Jain said only those private hospitals and standalone centres which have more than 10 dialysis machines and are empanelled under the Delhi Government Employees Health Scheme or the Central Government Health Scheme would be eligible to become a partner in the project.
Delhi government through the Delhi Arogya Kosh will pay them Rs 1,274 per dialysis.
Delhi residents who have been living in the city for the past three years and having an annual income of less than Rs 3 lakh shall be eligible to avail the facility, Jain said.
The government is also installing dialysis machines at its own hospitals.
"We have installed 15 machines out of the 75 machines that we intend to install at various hospitals," he said.
Jain said the idea behind providing the facility at private hospitals or dialysis centres is to cut the travel time for patients, who otherwise may have to go long distance to avail that facility at a government hospital.
"This would be like a reverse referral facility where patients would be referred to an empanelled hospital or centre nearby their home," he said.
Jain said the government was in an "expansion mode" as far as health services were concerned.
"Five of our hospitals have already earned NABH entry-level accreditation - Pt Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital, Shri Dada Dev Matri Avum Shishu Chikitsalaya, Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital, Guru Gobind Singh Hospital and Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital," he said.
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