Tag: King George Medical University

  • UP Deputy CM Pathak helps family overcharged by private hospital for woman’s treatment

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: A private hospital in Lucknow had to return overcharged fees to the family of a patient after the intervention of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak.

    Ram Pyari Devi, 54, of Gonda district had come to King George Medical University (KGMU) here on March 24 for treatment after severe pain in the abdomen.

    The woman could not get admitted to KGMU and was allegedly lured to a private hospital by some agents.

    Her son Dileep said the hospital initially asked for Rs 35,000 for a gall bladder surgery but later demanded Rs 45,000 more.

    “When we intimated the hospital management that we are unable to pay Rs 45,000 the hospital staff stopped the treatment of my mother midway and even refused to discharge her from the hospital,” he said.

    Dileep then shared his plight with a social worker, Mamta Tripathi, who wrote about the matter on social media.

    The social media post came in the notice of Deputy CM Pathak who directed officials to look into the matter.

    “I received a call from the office of Brajesh Pathak asking for details about Dileep and his mother which I shared with them,” Tripathi said.

    Acting on the directions of Pathak, who also holds health portfolio, the office of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) contacted the management of the private hospital and asked it to return the excess fee charged from the family and discharge the woman.

    “The hospital administration returned Rs 20,000 to us and discharged my mother on Tuesday. We have now decided to admit her in another hospital,” Dileep said.

  • Lucknow’s KGMU to conduct screening of various departments after 30 doctors test positive for COVID-19

    By ANI
    LUCKNOW: The King George Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow has decided to conduct screening of various departments after 30 doctors tested positive for COVID-19.

    “In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, KGMU administration has decided to conduct screening of various departments. On April 7, more than 30 doctors had tested positive here and screenings are being done since then,” said Sudhir Singh, spokesperson of KGMU, Lucknow.

    Those who had tested positive will be tested again so that it can be known that the earlier report was not false, he said.

    He further said that on April 6, the Chancellor of KGMU and the vice-chancellor have tested positive for COVID-19 even after receiving both shots of the coronavirus vaccine.

    “The KGMU administration is very serious about controlling the spread of infection. Screening has also been also in the view of rising infection. The administration has made every possible effort to stop the transition to the university at the initial stage,” he added.

    A night curfew has been imposed in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow, Kanpur, and Varanasi with effect from Thursday night.

    Meanwhile, as per the Union health ministry, there are currently 31,987 active cases in Uttar Pradesh. So far, 6,04,979 recoveries and 8,964 deaths have been reported. As many as 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday, taking the total number of infections to 1,29,28,574. Currently, there are 9,10,319 active cases in the country.