Patient not given treatment, 5 day Delay in COVID-19 report: Hospital told to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation
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Kolkata: Bengal-based Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital in Budge Budge has been ordered to pay a compensation of Rs 5 Lakh to the patient's family for keeping the patient in the hospital without providing him treatment. The order was issued by West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) on Friday.
The family members of the patient alleged that the patient was 'driven out' and 'turned down' by the hospital when his COVID positive reports arrived after almost 5 days.
The patient's family alleged that the hospital was not prompt in running a COVID test and kept the patient in the hospital without providing any treatment. The hospital authorities during the hearing informed WBCERC as it took over five days to get a Covid report and they were not sure whether the patient was positive or not, they had to wait before starting any treatment. The patient eventually tested positive for Covid. The hospital also claimed that it did not have adequate Covid infrastructure to treat the patient.
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