Removal Of Gall Bladder After Incorrect Diagnosis, NCDRC Orders Delhi Nursing Home, Bhatinda To Pay Rs. 3 Lakhs Compensation
1 year, 6 months ago

Removal Of Gall Bladder After Incorrect Diagnosis, NCDRC Orders Delhi Nursing Home, Bhatinda To Pay Rs. 3 Lakhs Compensation

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Recently, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising of Subhash Chandra held a doctor at Delhi Nursing Home, Bathinda liable for negligence when a patient's gall bladder was wrongly removed during laparoscopic surgery without her consent. In 2012, the patient and her husband returned to the same nursing home, and the doctor recommended an emergency operation to remove gallbladder stones. The nursing home argued that the doctor who conducted the laparoscopic surgery was qualified and experienced in laparoscopic surgeries, having performed over 5,000 such procedures. Observations by the Commission: The NCDRC held against the order of the State Commission as in the patient’s case, the doctor concluded a wrong diagnosis and continued to treat the medical condition on that basis.

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Delhi State Commission Holds National Insurance Company Liable For Rejecting Claim Due To Bariatric Surgery
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi State Commission Holds National Insurance Company Liable For Rejecting Claim Due To Bariatric Surgery

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The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Delhi presided by Ms. Bimla Kumari held National Insurance Co. Ltd liable for rejecting the insurance claim of complainant as she underwent Bariatric Surgery due to morbid obesity. Through an order dated 17.03.2020, the District Commission held that the insurance company was liable as the complainant underwent treatment due to serious health issues and …

Bariatric Surgery Addressing Chronic Disease Is Life-Saving Procedure : Delhi State Commission Holds United India Insurance For Deficiency In Service
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bariatric Surgery Addressing Chronic Disease Is Life-Saving Procedure : Delhi State Commission Holds United India Insurance For Deficiency In Service

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The Delhi State Commission, presided by Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, Ms. Pinki held that Bariatric surgeries for chronic diseases is a life saving procedure and cannot be excluded from standard policy terms. The case concerned a health insurance policy covering the complainant and family, under which the insurer denied a claim citing clause 4.9 of the policy terms. However, case …

Overcrowded Wards Or Doctors' Overtime Duties Can’t Justify Medical Negligence, NCDRC Holds Safdarjung Hospital Liable
1 year, 7 months ago

Overcrowded Wards Or Doctors' Overtime Duties Can’t Justify Medical Negligence, NCDRC Holds Safdarjung Hospital Liable

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Recently, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi bench comprising of Justice Ram Surat Ram Maurya has held Safdarjung Hospital guilty of medical negligence and directed the hospital to pay Rs. The NCDRC emphasized that overcrowded wards and doctors' overtime duties were not acceptable excuses for medical negligence. The State Commission allowed the complaint filed by the husband and …

NCDRC Upholds Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation To Diabetes Patient Whose Fingers Were Amputated After Hospital Tied Her To Bed Overnight
2 years, 1 month ago

NCDRC Upholds Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation To Diabetes Patient Whose Fingers Were Amputated After Hospital Tied Her To Bed Overnight

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The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Friday upheld the order of Delhi State Commission awarding Rs. 10 Lakhs compensation to a diabetes patient whose fingers were amputated after the hospital tied her to a bed overnight. The NCDRC noted that in the instant case, the husband of the complainant patient had lost confidence on OP hospital and had taken …

'Prime Duty of Hospitals is to Help Patients': NCDRC Asks Vellore Facility to Pay Rs 25 Lakhs as Compensation
4 years, 6 months ago

'Prime Duty of Hospitals is to Help Patients': NCDRC Asks Vellore Facility to Pay Rs 25 Lakhs as Compensation

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A hospital has every right to insist on payment but it also has the prime duty to take care of a patient facing a health emergency, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has said while awarding a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for medical negligence to a woman whose husband died at the Christian Medical College, Vellore. A bench of …

Duty Of Care Does Not End With Surgery; NCDRC Orders Hospital And Doctors To Pay 31 Lakh To Deceased Patient's Family [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

Duty Of Care Does Not End With Surgery; NCDRC Orders Hospital And Doctors To Pay 31 Lakh To Deceased Patient's Family [Read Order]

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The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered the Bombay Hospital located in South Mumbai area, to pay Rs. President RK Aggarwal and Member M Shreesha heard the appeal filed by the deceased Ranjit Toprani's family challenging State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's order rejecting allegations of negligence against the hospital and the doctors. The patient was certified fit for surgery …

Private hospital fined Rs 30 lakh for medical negligence by Delhi consumer forum
7 years, 9 months ago

Private hospital fined Rs 30 lakh for medical negligence by Delhi consumer forum

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The Delhi State Consumer Redressal Commission has imposed a cost of Rs 30 lakh on a private hospital for its deficient service. New Delhi: The Delhi State Consumer Redressal Commission has imposed a cost of Rs 30 lakh on a private hospital for its deficient service in a case in which a woman was left with a needle in her …

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