‘Had they put him in ICU, he wouldn’t have died’
ByPragna L KrupaPragna L Krupa / Updated: May 25, 2021, 06:00 IST
Hospital denies bereaved family’s allegation of negligence in
treatment
The family of a 63-year-old man have alleged that he was not given the required care at the hospital, due to which he died. The man was allotted an
ICU bed from the
BBMP, but still he was allegedly kept in a general bed in Artyem Hospital in RR Nagar due to which his health started to deteriorate, they said. The hospital, however, has denied these allegations and insisted that the man was being treated in the ICU.
Medical personnel going the extra mile with dance, music in Bengaluru
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‘Many patients are frustrated, depressed and anxious. Music therapy definitely helps in cases of ICU psychosis,’ says Samit Havinal, a doctor and proprietor of Shreyas Hospital.
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COVID-19 patients and medical staff dancing at Sapthagiri Hospital.
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‘Many patients are frustrated, depressed and anxious. Music therapy definitely helps in cases of ICU psychosis,’ says Samit Havinal, a doctor and proprietor of Shreyas Hospital.
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Nagu… nagu.. nagu.. nagu… chukki tare naachuvante omme nee nagu…” (smile… smile… just smile once to put the stars to shame).
Hospital accused of fleecing dead patient’s family
ByPragna L KrupaPragna L Krupa / Updated: May 17, 2021, 06:00 IST
FIR has been registered against
Sapthagiri Hospital for billing a patient’s family despite the family having booked a bed through the BBMP. The
hospital allegedly took Rs. 2.9 lakh as an advance to start the
treatment, allotting the patient a private bed and after confirmation from SAST, it refused to change the admission to under
BBMP quota. And the allegation is that after the patient’s death, they refused to hand over the body and demanded another Rs. 3 lakh.
The deceased, Rahim (name changed), 55, who was in home isolation started experiencing breathlessness so the family began looking for hospitals on May 8. His son Khalim said his father’s saturation had dropped to 70 by evening when they reached Sapthagiri Hospital. “They refused to treat him even in an emergency and asked us to pay Rs. 3 lakh as advance to start the treatment. I told them t
Police say he took money from patients to provide beds
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on Wednesday arrested a marketing executive of Sapthagiri Hospital for his alleged involvement in the war room bed allotment scam. According to the police, the accused, Antony, 26, reportedly took money from patients to provide beds.
“So far, we have identified six people from whom he took money,” said a senior police officer.
The police have taken the accused into custody. “We suspect that he has been working with other accused and are investigating further,” said a CCB official.
On May 9, the police had arrested three employees and an Arogya Mitra from two private hospitals in connection with the case. So far, eight persons have been arrested in connection with the scam.
Bengaluru Police arrests another accused in bed scam case ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 10:45 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Bengaluru police arrested another accused in connection with the bed scam case, said Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) on Tuesday. Another accused, Anthony - working as a marketing executive in Sapthagiri Hospital, arrested. He took money from patients to get beds allotted to them, said Joint CP (Crime).
He further said that a total of 10 accused, so far 8 accused are arrested and 2 others are COVID-19 positive.
Further details are awaited. (ANI)