Govt cancels licence of Max hospital for declaring living newborn dead
The licence of Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, has been cancelled with immediate effect after doctors wrongly declared a newborn baby dead, Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain said on Friday.
“The hospital has been found to be negligent and the government has decided to cancel its license. All the patients currently admitted at the hospital will receive complete treatment, however, no new admissions will be allowed,” said Jain.
It means that the hospital will have to close all its operations — including the out-patient services and emergency services where new patients come in — with immediate effect.
“The negligence in the newborn death case was unacceptable. Also, the hospital has been a habitual offender,” Jain said at a press conference.
Max hospital, Shalimar Bagh, has previously received notices from the government for not earmarking beds for the patients belonging to the economically weaker sections as per conditions set by the government for providing hospitals subsidised lands.
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