Faridabad2 hours ago
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Due to sealing of eco machine of BK Heart Hospital, investigation is not being done, forced to get the test done from outside.
OPD service has started in Heart Hospital operated on PPP model in BK Hospital, but for echo test patients have to loose their pockets in big hospitals outside. 2500 to 3000 thousand rupees are being charged for eco test in private hospitals. While the same test was done in BK Hospital for Rs 982.
The echo machine here has been sealed due to the raids conducted in the past days regarding sex determination of the foetus. In such a situation, patients have to undergo echo test from outside. On the other hand, CMO Dr. Vinay Gupta says that the government has been informed about this. A letter has been written to the Directorate of Health. Further action will be taken according to the guidelines coming from there.
Let us inform that the team of Jhajjar Health Department raided the Heart Hospital last days. The department alleged that the technician working here does fetal sex test. The department arrested the technician Dinesh working here and also sealed the eco machine.
Service started in view of patients
Heart Hospital’s Administrator Dr. Neha Chowdhary and Cardiologist Dr. Gunjan Garg said that keeping in view the problems of the patients, the hospital management has decided to start OPD and surgery services. But now the facility of echo test is not being given. Patients are being suggested to get echo test done from outside. According to the management, the daily number of OPDs here is 100 plus, while 80 to 85 patients have an echo test. Its fee is fixed here only at Rs 982. He told that a letter has been written to the CMO to open the sealed machine. As soon as permission is received from their side, the eco service can resume.