The Health Department has suspended the permission granted to Appasamy Hospital in Arumbakkam for treatment of COVID-19 patients after it found the hospital charging more than the tariff fixed by the State government. The hospital had fixed ₹12.5 lakh for a patient for 18 days of treatment.
The department, which conducted an inspection, found that the hospital had fixed ₹12.5 lakh. Apart from the advance amount of ₹2.5 lakh, the hospital insisted the patient to pay the remaining amount. On confirming this, the department suspended the permission granted to the hospital to treat COVID-19 patients, according to a press release.
On August 1, the department acted on Be Well Hospitals, Kilpauk, for charging ₹12,20,000 for COVID-19 treatment. The State government had capped treatment costs in private hospitals on June 6.
The department continued to monitor the treatment provided for COVID-19 and advised all private hospitals providing treatment to display the government-fixed tariff for the public.
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