The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has issued a show-cause notice to Fortis Hiranandani Hospital in Vashi for not admitting patients suffering from the coronavirus.
As per reports, the Fortis Hiranandani Hospital refused to admit any patient suffering from COVID-19 that were recommended by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Health Department after the onset of the coronavirus outbreak. As a result, a show-cause notice has been issued for violating the agreement made by the hospital with the municipality
In order to make Navi Mumbai a super speciality hospital facility, Hiranandani Health Care Pvt. Ltd. had earlier set up an area of 1,20,000 square feet. Moreover, the hospital was given a nominal lease for 25 years. In return, the hospital had agreed to provide free treatment to 800 needy patients in the city every year. However, as per reports, the hospital refused to treat any patient in the last nine months.
On the other hand, earlier, the NMMC had decided to have its own medical college. Moreover, it had constituted a committee to chalk out the project. The civic body spends more than ₹100 crores every year on the health department. As of now, it has a 300-bed hospital at Vashi, two mother and child hospitals in Airoli and Nerul and urban health posts in each ward.
However, as a result of a few medical professionals in the area, the NMMC is unable to provide super speciality care at its hospitals. This led to Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar deciding on the medical college to help the civic hospitals get the required manpower for its patients. This is further touted to increase the capacity of the hospitals in the area.
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