RANCHI: Acting on the directions of state health minister Banna Gupta, the managing director of the National Health Mission, Ravishankar Shukla, on Friday issued a showcause notice to four private hospitals in Ranchi after their representatives did not turn up at the high-level meeting convened by Gupta to discuss the Covid-19 management in Ranchi on Thursday.
The four hospitals include Ranchi Trust Hospital, Guru Nanak Hospital, Health Point hospital and Alam Hospital and Research Centre. An official statement by the state health department said the hospitals have been asked to clarify their absence in the meeting and explain their apathy and non-cooperation towards health machinery in the fight against pandemic.
Gupta on Thursday said the government will not hesitate in taking action against those private healthcare facilities which are unwilling cooperate with the state in its fight against Covid-19. Gupta’s remarks came after representatives of a few private hospitals in Ranchi did not turn up for a high-level meeting held at the Institute of Public Health in Namkum to review the Covid-19 situation in Jharkhand despite the health minister inviting them.