Delhi CM visited hospital, Another child died due to negligence of hospital

Janjivan Bureau
New Delhi: The Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal conducted surprise checks at several hospitals including Guru Teg Bahadur hospital and Dr Hedgewar Aarogya Sansthan in Karkardooma.
Kejriwal today said that his government is planning to bring a law under which private hospitals refusing admission to emergency patients could be penalised.
“We are planning to come out with a law so that hospitals refusing treatment to an emergency patient can be penalised. In the next couple of days, we will call a special session of the Legislative Assembly to bring in the law,” Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal’s visit comes in the backdrop of another boy succumbing to dengue and his family alleging negligence by hospitals in the city. On September 8, 7-year-old Avinash Rout had died due to the vector-borne disease after allegedly being turned away by five hospitals which had driven his parents to suicide.
“Hospitals which refuse treatment will not be spared,” Kejriwal said.
He also said that government was exploring the idea of taking over private hospitals for a temporary period during an exigency.
Meanwhile, Delhi government has summoned administrators of all private hospitals and nursing homes in the city. Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain will hold the meeting with them this evening.
New cases of negligence of hospital administrations came in the light.
Aman, 6, from Srinivaspuri area of South Delhi has become the tenth victim of dengue this season.
According to Aman’s father Manoj Sharma, he was diagnosed with dengue at a private hospital in Srinivaspuri and was then taken to Safdarjung Hospital on September 9.
“The doctors at Safdarjung hospital said that our boy does not have dengue and thus there is no need of getting him admitted. Also, at that point of time, our son’s condition was a bit stable so we brought him home.