Ahmedabad’s Khyati Hospital has landed in hot water after two patients from Kadi died at the hospital after an angioplasty was allegedly conducted to benefit from a government scheme.

A team from U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre and GMERS Civil Hospital, Sola, will investigate the matter and determine whether patients needed angiography or angioplasty.

The team will also watch surgical CDs of seven patients who underwent angioplasty.

The report prepared by the team will be submitted to the Health Commissioner for further action.

The entire incident came to light after Khyati Hospital organised a ‘free camp’ under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).

However, no such camps are allowed under PMJAY. In the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the hospital organised the camp without permission.

After the incident became public, there was a brouhaha among the citizens. The Gujarat Medical Council also took the matter into consideration.

A notice was issued on Tuesday to Khyati Hospital's CEO Chirag Rajput, Dr Prashant Vazirani, Dr Sanjay Patoliya, and Rajshri Kothari.

According to reports, the management of the hospital has gone underground.

Mammoth claims 

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.

Between June 1 and 12, the hospital claimed funds for 650 cases from the Health Department.

What happened?

“Patients were brought to Khyati Hospital from our village after claiming that they had minor illnesses,” said the sarpanch of Borisana village on Tuesday.

“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.

However, hospital CEO Chirag Rajput said, “With the cooperation of the sarpanch, a camp was held in Borisana village. Twenty patients were told to come to Ahmedabad for further investigation. The patients came to our hospital for treatment of their own will.

The police investigation is currently underway and the truth will come out. All these operations were performed by gold medallist Dr Vazirani.”

Khyati Hospital case timeline

November 10:

-Khyati Hospital organised a free heart camp in Borisana village, Kadi.

-120 patients were examined, 19 of whom were diagnosed with heart problems.

-The camp team consisted of 4 nurses, Dr Ajaysinh Vaghela, Dr Minal Maheshwari, and 10 other members.

-The camp included ECG, sugar reports, and pulse rate checks.

-Patients were asked to sign a form, which is claimed to be an angiography consent form.

November 11:

-At 9 am, a special bus was sent by the hospital to pick the patients.

-Patients were asked to bring their Ayushman Bharat cards and Aadhar cards.

-The admission process was completed by 12.20 pm.

- A total of 19 patients underwent angioplasty, and 7 of them received stents.

Allegations

The consent forms were not signed ahead of the surgeries, as per the allegations.

After the stent procedure, the health of the patients deteriorated under the care of Dr Prashant Vazirani and his team.

Two patients died, and their families were informed late at night on Monday.

Seeing the families’ anger, most of the hospital doctors and staff fled the hospital late at night.

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