Maharashtra: Infant Death post demonatization, Govt directs hospitals to accept cheques
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Mumbai : Controversy has shadowed on the private hospital in Govandi, with reports flashing all over the media, that the hospital refused admission to an infant in the wake of currency demonetization, leading to its death.
Mumbai Mirror, first reported the case of an infant boy who died a day after being denied treatment by Jeevan Jyot Hospital and Nursing Home in Govandi because his parents wanted to pay a part of the deposit in Rs 500 currency notes, which ceased to be legal tender starting Tuesday midnight. The father of the infant, a carpenter, has filed a case with the local police with a copy being forwarded to the Maharashtra Medical Council.
The doctor at the hospital, Dr Kamath, has denied all allegations, claiming manipulation of facts in the media report.
“The patient [newborn baby] was a 1.5kg baby delivered in the toilet at home on November 9. I [Jeevan Jyot Hospital] don’t have Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) facilities and hence [I] gave a letter referring the baby and mother to Sion Hospital,” Dr Kamath informed HT. “I practice in the area doing low-cost affordable deliveries. I am the last person to turn away a patient.”
Mumbai Mirror, first reported the case of an infant boy who died a day after being denied treatment by Jeevan Jyot Hospital and Nursing Home in Govandi because his parents wanted to pay a part of the deposit in Rs 500 currency notes, which ceased to be legal tender starting Tuesday midnight. The father of the infant, a carpenter, has filed a case with the local police with a copy being forwarded to the Maharashtra Medical Council.
The doctor at the hospital, Dr Kamath, has denied all allegations, claiming manipulation of facts in the media report.
“The patient [newborn baby] was a 1.5kg baby delivered in the toilet at home on November 9. I [Jeevan Jyot Hospital] don’t have Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) facilities and hence [I] gave a letter referring the baby and mother to Sion Hospital,” Dr Kamath informed HT. “I practice in the area doing low-cost affordable deliveries. I am the last person to turn away a patient.”
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