No surgeries at hospitals without ICU: SC
Hospitals and nursing homes will need to have ICU facility in-house, if they want to perform any kind of surgeries.
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No FIR against Doctors & Lawyers: Supreme Court
Court also said that in professions like lawyers and doctors, the professionals cannot guarantee for the success of the case.
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Wrong leg operated at Fortis Hospital – Medical Error
Surgical Adverse events (Sentinel Event) is one of the most devastating out of all preventable medical error, what happened at Fortis Hospital.
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Hospitals to not detain patients for non payment any more
Many private hospitals has a practice of delaying discharge of patients or handing over bodies to relatives till the bills are cleared by the patient relatives. This is mostly done for patients admitted with Cash mode of payment. A recent decision by Bombay High Court, make detaining patients for payment illegal.
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Compensation of 20 lakhs for medical neglegence
Mane was admitted to Rajawadi Hospital in 2002 as he was suffering from seizures; but according to his petition, due to negligence on the part of doctors and staff of the hospital, all the fingers of his right hand had to be amputated.
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