Panchkula private hospital fraudulently declares patient as COVID positive, FIR lodged
Panchkula: After a Panchkula-based private hospital fraudulently kept a patient in the COVID ward during the pandemic in January 2022, the hospital management has been booked for negligence and overcharging based on the patient's complaint.
A complaint was filed by Tarsem Chand, a resident of Sector 67, who approached the court, and subsequently, an FIR was registered. The complainant stated that he is diabetic and was taken to Ojas Hospital on January 6, 2022, because of chest heaviness caused by a cough.
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The hospital staff took him to the emergency ward, following which his blood pressure and oxygen level was checked and they were reported normal. The staff told the family members that Chand is COVID positive and sent the family members out of the room.
The doctors then informed the family that the patient suffered a heart attack, his pulse was weak and was in a very serious condition. The doctors took consent from the family for arranging steroids. Further, the family was asked to leave the hospital and they refused to let in anyone to meet the patient.
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