UP Deputy CM Pathak helps household overcharged by non-public hospital for lady’s therapy

By PTI

LUCKNOW: A personal hospital in Lucknow needed to return overcharged charges to the household of a affected person after the intervention of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak.

Ram Pyari Devi, 54, of Gonda district had come to King George Medical University (KGMU) right here on March 24 for therapy after extreme ache within the stomach.

The lady couldn’t get admitted to KGMU and was allegedly lured to a non-public hospital by some brokers.

Her son Dileep stated the hospital initially requested for Rs 35,000 for a gall bladder surgical procedure however later demanded Rs 45,000 extra.

“When we intimated the hospital management that we are unable to pay Rs 45,000 the hospital staff stopped the treatment of my mother midway and even refused to discharge her from the hospital,” he stated.

Dileep then shared his plight with a social employee, Mamta Tripathi, who wrote concerning the matter on social media.

The social media put up got here within the discover of Deputy CM Pathak who directed officers to look into the matter.

“I received a call from the office of Brajesh Pathak asking for details about Dileep and his mother which I shared with them,” Tripathi stated.

Acting on the instructions of Pathak, who additionally holds well being portfolio, the workplace of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) contacted the administration of the non-public hospital and requested it to return the surplus charge charged from the household and discharge the lady.

“The hospital administration returned Rs 20,000 to us and discharged my mother on Tuesday. We have now decided to admit her in another hospital,” Dileep stated.