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Bhubaneswar: Taking stern cognizance of incidents where some private hospitals in the State were reportedly seen hesitating to extend critical services to patients, Odisha government has warned of serious action if any hospital or clinic denies such services.
In an order, Health and Family Welfare Department has categorically said, "All hospitals/ clinics (especially those in private sectors) to remain functional and ensure that anyone needing any essential critical services including dialysis, blood transfusion, chemotherapy and institutional deliveries is not denied such services."
Such order comes in the wake of incidents where some private hospitals and clinics were found hesitating in providing critical services, including dialysis, blood transfusion, chemotherapy and institutional deliveries, to their regular patients, either due to fear of contracting COVID-19 or keeping their establishments closed in different parts of the State.
“This is not acceptable. All private hospitals and clinics are directed that every non COVID hospital should keep a designated isolation unit to accommodate critically ill, suspected COVID patient, until their condition is stabilised for transfer to COVID hospitals after testing,” the Health department said in its order.
A man from Bhubaneswar died on April 27, after he was allegedly denied treatment by some private hospitals. Later, the wife and daughter of the deceased Rabindra Nayak spent a night on road after their landlord reportedly shunted them out.
The order further read, “Non-compliance will be viewed seriously and action as per provisions of law, including cancellation of the registration of the defaulter hospital/ nursing home will be initiate without further notice.”
The order is likely to ensure that people in Odisha do not face problems in seeking critical health services during the COVID-19 lockdown which has been further extended till May 17 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Earlier, the Ministry of Health had asked States to ensure continuity of service delivery mostly to pregnant women, infant and children under five and treatments for chronic diseases, communicable diseases like TB, leprosy, vector-borne diseases, requiring treatment for dialysis, cancer, blood transfusion and other special needs during the COVID-19 lockdown.
