Gujarat govt suspends hospitals, doctors following Khyati hospital row
Updated: Nov 19th, 2024
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| Govt suspends hospitals, doctors |
The ripples of the ongoing ‘angioplasty scam’ have reached the entire state, as the Gujarat government has suspended seven hospitals, including Ahmedabad’s Khyati Hospital, the infamous den of the illicit deeds.
The state’s health department has swung into action following the emergence of a string of allegations against the misuse of the Ayushman Bharat - PMJAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana).
The suspended hospitals include three from Ahmedabad, including Khyati Hospital, and one from Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Gir-Somnath.
List of suspended hospitals in Gujarat
Shri Jivan Jyot Arogya Seva Sangh - Gir Somnath
Naritva Turning Point Health Care Pvt Ltd - Ahmedabad
Shiv Hospital - Ahmedabad
Nihit Babycare Children Hospital - Rajkot
Khyati Multispecialty Hospital - Ahmedabad
Sunshine Global Hospital - Surat
Sunshine Global Hospital - Vadodara
Notably, both the suspended Sunshine Global hospitals are oncology speciality facilities.
Stern authoritative action goes down the chain, as the government has also suspended four specialist doctors in the state, including Khyati Hospital6s Dr Prashant Vazirani.
List of suspended specialist doctors
Dr Hiren Mashru - Diploma in Child Health
Dr Ketan Kalariya - Radiation Oncologist
Dr Mihir Shah - Surgical Oncologist
Dr Prashant Vazirani - Cardiologist
Khyati Hospital scam
Ahmedabad’s Khyati Hospital is facing legal action after two patients from Kadi died following angioplasty which was allegedly conducted to benefit from the government’s Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY scheme.
Khyati Hospital has claimed ₹27,70,96,003 from the government for over 600 cardiology treatments. Moreover, the hospital made claims worth ₹3.66 crore in just 6 months.
A total of 380 angiographies, 220 angioplasties and 36 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgeries were performed by the hospital.
“Patients were brought to Khyati Hospital from our village after claiming that they had minor illnesses,” said the sarpanch of Borisana village last week.
“Even patients who had no problem were made to undergo angiography. Of these patients, stents were placed in 7 of them. Their relatives were not informed before the stents were placed. They were informed only after the deaths of two patients. To take advantage of the PMJAY, the hospital performed unnecessary surgeries on patients,” he alleged.
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