Delhi Hospitals Refuse Treatment

After being allegedly refused treatment and even a coronavirus test by at least five hospitals in Delhi, a man with all symptoms of COVID-19, including high fever, was forced to travel 800km to Bhopal where he died the day after his arrival.

An 80-year-old man, who had to approach the Delhi High Court this week after allegedly being refused admission at several hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, died before his case could be heard.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for not providing security to the Unnao woman, who died at a hospital in Delhi during treatment for burn injuries she suffered after she was set on fire by men accused of raping her,despite a similar incident taking place earlier in the same district. In a tw...

Private hospitals in Delhi "cannot hold hostage" bodies of patients who have died on the grounds of unpaid medical bills, according to a draft policy by the Aam Aadmi Party government. The advisory also said that any private hospital or nursing home shall not refuse treatment to any patient brought in emergency condition.

A 4-year-old boy, who met with an accident in Delhi's Indira Vikas area has died after he was allegedly refused treatment by multiple hospitals, the police said on Monday. The boy reportedly came under the wheels of a taxi, and was run over by the vehicle while he was playing outside his home in northwest Delhi. The boy's family said that the cab d...

Delhi High Court today said it cannot pass "blanket stay order" on AAP government's decision asking Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Delhi to deposit over Rs 100 crore for allegedly refusing to provide free treatment to poor patients as per land allotment lease condition.

The Delhi government has ordered five top private hospitals in the capital to deposit "unwarranted profits" of more than Rs 700 crore made by denying treatment to the poor. The hospitals say its "unfair and they shall appeal in court".

The Delhi government has asked five private hospitals in the city, including Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Max Super Specialty Hospital (Saket), to deposit "unwarranted profits" of over Rs 700 crore for refusing free treatment to the poor, the prime condition for land allotment lease.

Private hospitals and nursing homes in Delhi have been summoned for a meeting with Health Minister Satyender Jain this evening amid mounting anger over the deaths of two children who were allegedly refused treatment for dengue.

The Delhi government has ordered an extra 1,000 beds for public hospitals to treat dengue patients following the suicide of a couple whose 7-year-old son died after allegedly being refused treatment at a number of hospitals.

A day-old baby born was turned away by two government hospitals on Monday and died in his parents' arms while waiting at a third.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre, city government and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on a plea by a person seeking a direction to the hospital to provide him free treatment costing nearly Rs. 8 lakh for Reiter's disease.

The Delhi High Court has ordered the government to ensure that all hospitals, including those that are privately owned, provide urgent medical attention to rape survivors or those injured in road accidents. Hospitals must be told they cannot refuse treatment in these cases, the court said.

After being allegedly refused treatment and even a coronavirus test by at least five hospitals in Delhi, a man with all symptoms of COVID-19, including high fever, was forced to travel 800km to Bhopal where he died the day after his arrival.

An 80-year-old man, who had to approach the Delhi High Court this week after allegedly being refused admission at several hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, died before his case could be heard.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for not providing security to the Unnao woman, who died at a hospital in Delhi during treatment for burn injuries she suffered after she was set on fire by men accused of raping her,despite a similar incident taking place earlier in the same district. In a tw...

Private hospitals in Delhi "cannot hold hostage" bodies of patients who have died on the grounds of unpaid medical bills, according to a draft policy by the Aam Aadmi Party government. The advisory also said that any private hospital or nursing home shall not refuse treatment to any patient brought in emergency condition.

A 4-year-old boy, who met with an accident in Delhi's Indira Vikas area has died after he was allegedly refused treatment by multiple hospitals, the police said on Monday. The boy reportedly came under the wheels of a taxi, and was run over by the vehicle while he was playing outside his home in northwest Delhi. The boy's family said that the cab d...

Delhi High Court today said it cannot pass "blanket stay order" on AAP government's decision asking Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Delhi to deposit over Rs 100 crore for allegedly refusing to provide free treatment to poor patients as per land allotment lease condition.

The Delhi government has ordered five top private hospitals in the capital to deposit "unwarranted profits" of more than Rs 700 crore made by denying treatment to the poor. The hospitals say its "unfair and they shall appeal in court".

The Delhi government has asked five private hospitals in the city, including Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Max Super Specialty Hospital (Saket), to deposit "unwarranted profits" of over Rs 700 crore for refusing free treatment to the poor, the prime condition for land allotment lease.

Private hospitals and nursing homes in Delhi have been summoned for a meeting with Health Minister Satyender Jain this evening amid mounting anger over the deaths of two children who were allegedly refused treatment for dengue.

The Delhi government has ordered an extra 1,000 beds for public hospitals to treat dengue patients following the suicide of a couple whose 7-year-old son died after allegedly being refused treatment at a number of hospitals.

A day-old baby born was turned away by two government hospitals on Monday and died in his parents' arms while waiting at a third.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre, city government and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on a plea by a person seeking a direction to the hospital to provide him free treatment costing nearly Rs. 8 lakh for Reiter's disease.

The Delhi High Court has ordered the government to ensure that all hospitals, including those that are privately owned, provide urgent medical attention to rape survivors or those injured in road accidents. Hospitals must be told they cannot refuse treatment in these cases, the court said.