HYDERABAD: Telangana medical police on Thursday functioned 88 show cause notices to 64 private physicians for allegedly overcharging Covid-19 sufferers and establish a 48-hour deadline to react or get rid of licence to deal with coronavirus patients.
Health department officials stated bulk of these hospitals run from Hyderabad and also Cyberabad.
They stand to lose their permits because they have several complaints , largely of extra billing.
“Of those 88 complaints obtained, 39 are in center Hyderabad town, 22 in Medchal- Malkajgiri, 135 in Ranga Reddy.
Most of the hospitals have been in Hyderabad.
The one who has the maximum number of complaints would be that a hospital at Kukatpally,” Telangana general health manager Dr G Srinivasa Rao explained.
The majority of the complaints received are all about excessive charging, vandalism, bed occupancy and drug-related problems.
Charge of extra billing proved to be a frequent complaint with a few patients being requested to pay Rs 1.
5 lakh invoice for a overnight stay in the clinic.
Another individual was advised to pay Rs 20 lakh due to his three-week Covid-19 therapy.
The offences have been seen very seriously according to instructions of this task force committee led by Union KT Rama Rao,” explained Dr Srinivasa Rao.
In Hyderabad town, hospitals situated in Kukatpally, Begumpet, Kachiguda, Abids, LB Nagar, Alwal, Shahpurnagar, Kondapur, KPHB, New Bowenpally and Secunderabad are at the list of criminals.
Aside from Hyderabad, complaints were received against associations at Medchal-Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy, Warangal Urban, Mahabubnagar, Nizamabad and Yadadri.
“With increased sparks occurring in the recent years, the amount of complaints have gone .
The 88 hospitals are given 48 hours to reply to the ailments, failing that their permits for Covid-19 treatment is going to likely be cancelled,” added Dr Rao.
He said health authorities are still looking to the complaints published on Twitter additionally.
“We recommend us the WhatsApp amount 9154170960 to lodge their complaints by simply minding files that are related.
Our groups will require immediate actions,” stated the best health .
In 2020, the authorities slapped finds three private associations and cancelled permit of a few of these.