Millennium Post: Gurugram: Monday, January 22, 2018.
With 3,643
deaths recorded in the last 11 months, statistics show that an average of 11
people lose their lives daily in major private hospitals of Gurugram.
The
information was provided to activist Mohit Khatana by the Municipal Corporation
of Gurugram, over an RTI petition filed by him.
With over
1,430 deaths Medanata Hospital leads the charts, with four deaths daily. Other
hospitals in the list are Artemis at 715 deaths, Park with 505, Paras with 458,
Fortis with 314 and Max with 221.
The data
reflects how highly residents of Gurugram, as well as those of neighbouring
states like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, are dependant on the city's private
hospitals.
Recently,
Bhupendra Singh Yadav, the son of former Rajasthan minister, died of swine flu
in one such private hospital.
"One of
the reasons for such a high number of deaths is the large numbers of patients
coming from outside areas.
"Most of
them come in serious conditions that does not get adequate medical treatment in
the hospital in their areas," said a senior doctor, requesting anonymity.
Even as
ethical practices of private hospitals are being questioned, poor public
healthcare has pushed patients towards the privates.
In a reply to
one of Khatana's earlier RTI queries, it was revealed that the absence of a
trauma centre led to over 10,000 patients being referred to Delhi government
hospitals between 2004 and October 2017. Notwithstanding the controversies
surrounding top hospitals, another RTI reply revealed that 224 private clinics
in Gurugram were being run by quacks.
Taking
cognisance of the issue, the Haryana government wishes to enforce the Clinical
Establishment Act. However, the passage of the bill has been rocky, as doctors
in private hospitals have expressed their dismay over the law and even
threatened strikes.
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