Punjab To Fix Hospital Charges For treatment Of COVID-19 Patients: Minister
Punjab: The minister has referred to as a gathering on Monday to come to a decision the associated fee construction (Document)
Chandigarh:
Being attentive to reviews that some personal hospitals in Punjab had been charging exorbitant quantity from COVID-19 sufferers, the state govt will quickly repair fees for remedy, Well being Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu stated on Saturday.
The minister identified that many of the COVID-19 sufferers would not have any particular remedy. They simply want to be stored below commentary, served meals and drugs, he stated.
He warned personal hospitals overcharging coronavirus sufferers of stringent motion and stated that the federal government reserves the best to withdraw the land supplied to hospitals at extremely concessional charges.
“The Punjab govt will quickly repair the costs for COVID remedy within the passion of each sufferers and personal hospitals,” Mr Sidhu used to be quoted as announcing in a observation.
He stated this can be a disaster when everyone seems to be preventing for survival and “some unscrupulous personal hospitals have attempted to lodge to open and wanton loot of the helpless sufferers”.
“It’s unhappy and shameful on their phase that as an alternative of constructing a favorable contribution in opposition to preventing this pandemic, a few of these hospitals have resorted to extortion, which may not be allowed at any price,” he stated.
The minister has referred to as a gathering on Monday to come to a decision the associated fee construction for remedy of COVID-19 sufferers. He stated all elements shall be considered.
“We don’t want the personal hospitals to undergo any monetary losses, however we can now not permit extortion at any price and that too all through the time of emergency,” he stated.
“And needless to say, the remedy of a COVID affected person must now not price a number of lakhs of rupees,” Mr Sidhu added.
