It's not just the likes of Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan who can get admission to SevenHills Hospital, now even the poor will be able to avail the treatment at the seven-star super-specialty hospital.
It's not just the likes of Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan who can get admission to SevenHills Hospital, now even the poor will be able to avail the treatment at the seven-star super-specialty hospital.
The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed SevenHills Healthcare Private Limited (SHHPL) to provide 20% of their medical facilities for free to the needy.
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A division bench of justice PB Majmudar and justice Mridula Bhatkar also directed the BMC to appoint an officer on special duty, who would be posted at the hospital to keep a check on the free medical treatment.
The court also asked the BMC to give a no-objection (NOC) certificate to the management for purpose of mortgage of the hospital plot, which belongs to the corporation.
The management has already availed loan against mortgaging the plot. However, the BMC objected to giving an NOC for changing the bank saying that the plot cannot be mortgaged.
The court was hearing a petition filed by SHHPL challenging the notices issued by the BMC in February, asking them to vacate the nearly seven-acre premises allotted to them to run the super-speciality hospital.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Venkatesh Dhond, counsels for SHHPL, argued that they have been reserving 20% of the beds and providing 20% of the OPD facilities and the treatment procedures for free to poor patients.
But, the hospital claimed that it cannot provide free medicines and consumables such as gloves and syringes.
Counsel Ashutosh Kumbhkoni and advocate Priti Purandare, who represented the BMC, argued that they had not signed the lease deed with SHHPL because the management had refused to abide by the tender conditions under which the bids were invited.
“We are asking them to allow us to set up a gift shop where the poor can buy medicines and consumables at discounted price. Medicines are provided at these shops on the basis of donations received by the trust. However, they not allowing us to set up the gift shop," he argued.
Singhvi informed the court that currently 100 beds are 'operational', while 206 other beds are ready with all facilities. which would be commissioned.
The court kept the matter for final hearing on December 19.
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