UP: Illegal hospital operates patients without authorized surgeons, sealed

Bijnor: Taking action against the illegal practice of surgeries without qualified and authorized surgeons, a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district has been sealed and FIR has been lodged in this regard.

On receiving numerous complaints from the patient's family members about the condition of the hospital, a raid was carried out recently and it was found that unauthorized surgeons were conducting surgeries on the patient.

Prohibited medicines were also being sold from an unlicensed medical shop on the campus.

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The discrepancies came to light during a raid and the hospital, as well as the medical shop, have been sealed.

Senior officials, including SDM, Sadar, Mohit Kumar; deputy chief medical officer Devidas; drugs inspector Umesh Bharti; and circle officer Anil Kumar were involved in the raid, reports TOI.

An FIR has been registered against its staff and the owner of the hospital. SDM, Mohit Kumar, said a medical store was being run without licence on the premises of the 'illegal' hospital.

"Besides, there was no fire NOC. A certificate for ETP was found, but no plant was present. So, the hospital was sealed and an FIR registered against its staff and the owner," he said.

Patients recuperating in the hospital, including five women, have been shifted to the district hospital for treatment.

Deputy chief medical officer, Devidas, said: "More such raids will now be carried out to curb illegal medical activities."

The raids were conducted following a number of complaints made earlier.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported on a similar incident that a private hospital in Shahjahanpur had been sealed and an FIR was lodged against its owner and staff for allegedly handing over a newborn girl to another couple. Following the incident, a protest had been staged by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad demanding strict action against the owner and staff of the hospital.

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