Child suffers cerebral palsy, epilepsy with west syndrome, doctors qualifications in question: Delhi HC seeks response to Fortis, Govt, DGHS

Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, the Delhi government and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) office have been issued notice by the Delhi High Court seeking their response in a medical negligence case, wherein a five-year-old who was treated by two senior doctors working as child specialists/ super-specialist in the facility allegedly concealed facts about birth injury. It was alleged that due to delay in proper treatment, the child's brain got completely damaged and he got paralysed both mentally and physically.

In its June 14 order, a single-judge bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the hospital and authorities.

The court was hearing a petition filed by the mother of a patient, alleging that the private hospital deliberately concealed his birth injury and deprived him of timely treatment.

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Child Suffers Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy With West Syndrome, Doctors Qualifications In Question: Delhi HC Seeks Response To Fortis, Govt, DGHS