Rs 25 lakh compensation slapped on Safdarjung Hospital, 2 cardiologists by NCDRC
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The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently upheld the Delhi State Consumer Court's order to hold Safdarjung Hospital and its two Cardiologists liable for medical negligence and directed them to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to the wife of the patient, who died during the treatment.
In its order, the NCDRC held, "the standard of care and medical protocol required the administering of Inj. Nirmin which was not available in the Hospital. The State Commission’s finding that this amounted to negligence is based on its view that an essential injection such as this was to have been available in a hospital such as the appellant hospital. There is no evidence led to prove that the alternative of Inj. Albumin was the alternative prescribed under the protocol for treatment. No medical records as mandated under the Medical Council of India Regulations (MCI) 2002 were also made available."
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