Four private hospitals penalised for charging an excess fee
The Hindu
Some hospitals in Anantapur had not been treating patients under the AarogyaSri.
Four private hospitals in Anantapur, which were charging an excess fee for treatment of the COVID19 patients, were on Saturday penalised after detailed study of their violations over the past week. Joint Collector A. Siri prepared a report on these hospitals and imposed a penalty of ₹3 lakh on Asha Hospital, S.V. Hospital ₹2 lakh, Sai Ratna Hospital ₹2.10 lakh and S.R. Hospital ₹2.55 lakh. All these penalties were imposed as per the G.O. No.256 of the State government to streamline the operations of the private hospitals. These hospitals had offered some beds for COVID19 treatment under Aarogyasri.More Related News