Managing director booked; treatment records seized
East Godavari Joint Collector Ch. Kirthi on Friday imposed a fine of ₹75 lakh on the management of Sai Sudha Hospital at Kakinada for charging a coronavirus patient ₹14 lakh for treatment in violation of the fee guidelines.
The patient, O. Satyanarayana (53), was declared dead in the hospital on May 20. In response to a complaint lodged by the family members of the deceased, Ms. Kirthi on Friday conducted an investigation in the presence of Sai Sudha Hospital managing director Dr.Vadrevu Ravi, who is also the president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Kakinada.
“The hospital management has been fined ₹75 lakh for violating the COVID-19 treatment guideline. The hospital has also been told to return ₹11 lakh to the family of Satyanarayana,” said the Joint Collector.