Hyderabad: Chief Minister-designate N. Chandrababu Naidu has set the CMO in place before taking oath on Wednesday.Senior bureaucrat M. Ravichandra will be appointed as principal secretary to the Chief.
Private hospitals to face music if Arogyasri patients are ignored DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated May 11, 2021, 10:28 am IST
Eluru, Jangareddygudem RDOs told to ensure that private hospitals will earmark 50 per cent of ICU and oxygen beds to Arogyasri patients
WestGodavari collector Karthikeya Mishra said 42 hospitals have been given permission for Covid-19 treatment out of which 16 private hospitals are no empanelment and three have temporary Aarogyasri empanelment. Representational image
KAKINADA: West Godavari district administration has initiated urgent steps to streamline the functioning of private hospitals, particularly with regard to treatment given to Arogyasri card holders.
District collector Karthikeya Mishra said that private hospitals should provide treatment without collecting any charges. Those found guilty would be subject to stringent punishment, he cautioned.