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Max hospital terminates services of 2 docs

Experts ask why mother of twins, one of whom was mistakenly declared dead, not treated for two days

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Taking a strict action against the doctors involved in the alleged negligence where one of the twins who was alive was declared dead by the Max hospital, has terminated the services of the doctors. The decision was taken late at night by the hospital authorities after having an initial discussion with the expert committee group formed by the hospital.

"While the inquiry by the expert group which includes external experts from IMA is still in process, we have decided to terminate the services of the two treating doctors, Dr A P Mehta and Dr Vishal Gupta in the case relating to the twin extreme pre-term babies. 

We wish to clarify that this action should not presuppose finding of any lapse by the expert group and should not be construed in any way to be anything other than an expression of our continued commitment to providing quality healthcare," the hospital said in its statement.

Doctors at the Max hospital in Shalimar Bagh had allegedly declared the infant dead, along with his stillborn twin, and handed over the bodies wrapped in plastic bags to their to their parents. The twins' father, Ashish Kumar, realised that one of them was alive while he was on his way to their funeral.

According to sources, the investigating committee members have expressed concern over the treatment of the twins' mother, who had come to the hospital on November 28. "The woman visited the hospital on November 28 and there was no treatment given till November 30. When doctors knew that it was a premature delivery case, so why was serious medical aid not was given earlier? 

There are some serious lapses in the treatment, and we are still investigating," a senior doctor, who was a part of the committee, said.

The family alleged that the babies were declared dead after they expressed their inability to pay the exorbitant fees for their treatment. Union Health Minister JP Nadda then directed the Delhi government to look into the matter, after which a probe was ordered and a report was sought within three days. A case has been registered under Section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Meanwhile, the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) will also serve a notice to the hospital on Monday over the alleged negligence. Delhi Health Minister had said on Saturday that the hospital might have to lose its license, if all charges were proved.

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  • Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that there should be a legal framework to check “open loot” and “criminal negligence” in private hospitals. “We value the independence of private hospitals and do not wish to interfere in their functioning. However, there ought to be a legal framework to check open loot and criminal negligence by a few black sheep,” tweeted Kejriwal. 
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