Delhi: Court extends stay, relief for Max hospital continues

The Financial Commissioner’s court has extended the stay on the Delhi government ordering the closure of services at Max hospital in Shalimar Bagh. Earlier, the AAP government’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) had cancelled the licence of the hospital in a case of medical negligence where a premature baby was wrongly declared dead.

The next hearing is scheduled for February 8.

“The appellate body has continued the stay on Delhi government order. The next hearing is on February 8 as the next date of hearing,” said Dr Kirti Bhushan, director general of health services (DGHS), Delhi government.

The Delhi government on December 8 had cancelled the licence of the hospital’s branch in Shalimar Bagh for wrongly declaring a baby dead. A preliminary report submitted by a panel of doctors to the Delhi government had found the hospital guilty of not having followed the prescribed medical norms in dealing with a pair of newborn twins.

“The relief granted to Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh earlier, will continue till the next date of hearing, which is 8th February. We are confident of a favourable outcome from these proceedings. Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh continues to serve over 15,000 patients in its OPD, 3,000 patients in IPD per …read more