Khyati hospital’s previous scam involving free camp at Gandhinagar village unfolds
Updated: Nov 15th, 2024
Khyati hospital has been implicated in a massive scam involving the treatment of patients under the PM-JAY scheme without their consent, using free medical camps as a cover to earn money.
However, this is not the first such scam the hospital is involved in. Multiple unethical practices of Khyati hospital have been reported earlier.
Two years ago, using the same modus operandi, the hospital reportedly conducted a free camp in Shertha village of Gandhinagar district, where angioplasty procedures were performed on nearly nine patients in a dubious manner.
Earlier unethical practices
On November 26, 2022, the hospital organised a free camp at Shertha. According to Jatin Patel, a resident, 17 people, including his father, were taken by bus to Ahmedabad’s Khyati hospital.
His father underwent angioplasty, but even after placing a stent, he continued to experience chest pain. His condition worsened, and he passed away during treatment at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital.
One shocking revelation was that patients without Ayushman cards were sent home without treatment.
Suspicious of the hospital’s medical practices, four patients outrightly refused treatment and left. Despite this, the hospital performed angioplasty and placed stent on nine patients.
Residents of Shertha allege that families were not informed about the procedures and only signatures were obtained for consent.
Normally, patients undergoing angioplasty are kept under observation for 24 hours, but Khyati hospital discharged patients without any such protocol.
After being brought to the hospital by bus, patients were left to arrange their own transportation home. Some patients had to hire rickshaws to return to Shertha.
The hospital’s strategy involved conducting free medical camps only once in a particular village.
One of the hospital's directors allegedly played a key role in organising these free camps.
They maintained regular contact with community leaders and political figures in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and north Gujarat villages, claiming they wanted to serve the poor by offering free heart disease treatments.
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