Private hospital in Coimbatore barred from treating new COVID-19 patients
The Hindu
The notice was issued to Dr. Muthu’s Hospital, Saravanampatti late on Thursday
Following complaints of collection of exorbitant treatment charges from COVID-19 patients, the Coimbatore district administration directed a private hospital in Saravanampatti to not admit any new COVID-19 patients till the completion of an inquiry. The notice was issued to Dr. Muthu’s Hospital, Saravanampatti late on Thursday by E. Raja, Joint Director of Health Services (in-charge) for Coimbatore district. According to the notice, a copy of which is available with The Hindu, the hospital allegedly did not cooperate with the inquiry and audit process initiated by the district administration. Hence, the hospital was “temporarily suspended” from treating any new COVID-19 in-patients as per the Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments Act, 1997 and Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments (Regulation) Rules, 2018.More Related News
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