Gujarat - 4 [Surat] hospitals get notice for not reporting swine flu cases

[Ronan Kelly]

4 city hospitals get notice for not reporting swine flu cases
TNN, 29 January 2010, 11:16pm ISTText Size:|
SURAT: For showing negligence in reporting suspected swine flu cases, show causes notices have been slapped on four private hospitals in the city.

The hospitals have been strictly warned of legal action under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code if found guilty of the act again.

Epidemic control medical officer Dr Piyush Shah told TOI, "We issued notices to Ayush Hospital, Sanjivani Hospital both at Laldarwaja area, Apple Hospital of Udhna Darwaja and Girish Group of Hospitals located at Majura Gate area."

Three of them have replied stating that reporting was not done as it "went out of sight" and have assured that they will not repeat the mistake.

"One of the patients receiving treatment at Girish Group of Hospital is in serious condition and on ventilator. We will not tolerate such negligence on part of private medical care experts again," added Dr Shah.

Meanwhile, of the three suspected swine flu patients referred to New Civil Hospital, two were diagnosed positive on Friday evening taking the total number of positive patients to 137. The city has seen 23 deaths due to the pandemic till now.
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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Gujarat - 4 [Surat] hospitals get notice for not reporting swine flu cases

Two pvt hospitals get notice for not reporting H1N1 cases
TNN, Feb 17, 2010, 09.37pm IST

SURAT: The health department has issued show cause notices to two city-based private hospitals for their alleged negligence in reporting suspected swine flu patients who were under their treatment.

Dr Piyush Shah, epidemic officer of health department, told TOI, "The management of Nikhil Hospital on Anand Mahal Road and Amruta Hospital on Bhatar Road have been careless in reporting about suspected swine flu patients. Despite a number of patients at the two hospitals, their management failed to inform anything to the health department."

So far, 16 private hospitals, including these two, have been issued notices for negligence.

Meanwhile, the number of positive H1N1 cases in the city has crossed 150 with three more positive cases being reported in the last 48 hours. However, six suspected patients on Wednesday tested negative for the virus which has claimed lives of 24 people in the city.

"It is a matter of relief to us that unlike in Saurashtra, a majority of positive patients are getting cured and the number of deaths has been reduced to a zero in the city," said a health department officer.

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