IMA, hospital board call for clarity on emergency care rules

In the wake of the recent incident involving the death of a patient at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Pune and the Hospital Board of India on Tuesday criticised the acts of vandalism at city hospitals saying, "These attacks and acts of vandalism have created an atmosphere of extreme fear and apprehension amongst the medical fraternity."

- Vicky Pathare

PUNE: Police approached Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) and BJ Medical College (BJMC) to seek expert medical opinion in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman who was allegedly denied treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital. The woman later passed away on March 31 at Manipal Hospital, the officials said.

The five-member committee, constituted by the public health department, had submitted its preliminary findings to the Pune police commissioner on 5 April, recommending further action. The committee, in its report, held the DMH guilty of violating norms that prohibit charitable trust hospitals from demanding advance payments in emergency cases. Besides, another enquiry by a committee appointed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is also conducting a parallel inquiry.