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May 30, 2021 23:00 IST
Despite ‘exorbitant’ tariffs, many COVID-19 patients are flocking to private hospitals as they get individualised attention and better facilities. It doesn’t help government hospitals that Delhi Ministers and healthcare workers too are opting for private facilities
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Attendants of patients outside Lok Nayak Hospital.
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Despite ‘exorbitant’ tariffs, many COVID-19 patients are flocking to private hospitals as they get individualised attention and better facilities. It doesn’t help government hospitals that Delhi Ministers and healthcare workers too are opting for private facilities
On April 22, when 38-year-old Amit Gupta, a doctor working at Delhi government-run Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital, tested positive for COVID-19, he was admitted at the same hospital. But not for long. “There was no space for new admissions and we had to clear
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Some are scared to visit hospitals while online consulting is limited to pvt. hospitals
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A non-COVID patient being brought in for admission at GTB Hospital in the Capital on Wednesday.
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Some are scared to visit hospitals while online consulting is limited to pvt. hospitals
Many non-COVID patients have embraced online consultation, but what has made their plight worse is that government hospitals are not venturing into online consultation on a large scale, said doctors in the city.
Furthermore, most hospitals are treating COVID-19 patients, some are now dedicated centres. People are afraid to go to hospitals where COVID-19 patients are also treated, doctors said.
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