Nagpur: Nandanvan police on Thursday registered a case against SevenStar Hospital for excess charges levied on Covid-19 patients besides, for violations under The Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
The hospital administration has been accused of not refunding excess charges collected from non-Covid patients, not submitting bills of all patients, and not replying to all points raised in show cause notice served by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
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Though, hospital refunded excess amount of around Rs 1 lakh to Covid-19 patients, however, it did not refund Rs 6,86,527 excess amount to 17 non-Covid patients. Hospital also reportedly failed to give details about charges levied on 21 other patients. It did not submit bills of 687 of 991 patients.
Following a tip off, a NMC team had visited SevenStar Hospital on August 3 and 4, and inspected and verified records and information submitted by the hospital regarding Covid patients. The team observed that the hospital did not follow guidelines, like accommodating 80% of total operational bed capacity in rates prescribed by NMC, non-prominent display of details of rates applicable, and discrepancies in rates of same type of room in the bill of different patients.
