New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ordered Delhi's private hospitals, built on subsidised government land, to provide free treatment to the poor, saying they cannot "wriggle out" of their responsibility. A Bench of Justices R V Raveendrana and A K Patnaik asked the city hospitals to reserve 25 per cent of their out-patient department capacity and 10 per cent of beds at the indoor level for free treatment of the poor. The hospitals cannot "wriggle out" of their responsibility to treat the poor free of cost, the court said. "The bottom line is that the poor patients are not to be charged," said the bench, dismissing the plea of some private hospitals against providing free treatment to the poor. 'Read Full: Treatment free for poor in pvt hospitals' - Indian Express
Sunday, 4 September 2011
'Treatment free for poor in pvt hospitals' - Indian Express
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ordered Delhi's private hospitals, built on subsidised government land, to provide free treatment to the poor, saying they cannot "wriggle out" of their responsibility. A Bench of Justices R V Raveendrana and A K Patnaik asked the city hospitals to reserve 25 per cent of their out-patient department capacity and 10 per cent of beds at the indoor level for free treatment of the poor. The hospitals cannot "wriggle out" of their responsibility to treat the poor free of cost, the court said. "The bottom line is that the poor patients are not to be charged," said the bench, dismissing the plea of some private hospitals against providing free treatment to the poor. 'Read Full: Treatment free for poor in pvt hospitals' - Indian Express