Consumer Court Clears Hospital, Doctors in COVID-19 Hypoxemia Case; sets aside Rs 5 lakh compensation - Video
Overview
Observing that a medical practitioner or hospital would be liable only where their conduct fell below the standards of a reasonably competent practitioner in their field, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab, exonerated a Ludhiana-based hospital and its doctors from charges of medical negligence while treating a patient admitted with Hypoxemia and COVID-19 infection.
Even though earlier, the District Consumer Court had directed them to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the patient's family, the State Consumer Court set aside the order and held, "...we are of the opinion that a medical practitioner or hospital would be liable only where their conduct fell below the standards of a reasonably competent practitioner in their field. As such, we are of the considered opinion that no negligence can be attributed to the said doctors as well as the hospital as the doctors have performed their duties with reasonable skill and knowledge. Accordingly, we find force in the contentions raised by the appellants/OPs No.1 to 3 and the impugned order of the District Commission is liable to be set aside."
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Consumer Court Clears Hospital, Doctors in COVID-19 Hypoxemia Case
