Govt shielding Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital management in the Bhise death case: Danve
Danve raised the issue of Bhise's death while discussing the functioning of charitable hospitals in the state in the state legislative council. The Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC cited the Bhise death case and said several charitable hospitals had been denying treatment to patients in the state.
"Charitable hospitals are supposed to give treatment to patients irrespective of their financial condition. Over 750 complaints of denial of treatment by charitable hospitals are pending before the State Health Assurance Society despite that clause.
These complaints are mostly from cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. It is sad that the govt is not taking any corrective measures," Danve said.
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Bhise's death in Pune in March had created a huge row across the state. She was the wife of the personal assistant of BJP MLC Amit Gorkhe. Gorkhe and Bhise's family members had blamed the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital management and the treating doctor for her death
Danve said in the legislative council, "The govt initiated action against the doctor concerned, but the entire management was set free.
In reality, the doctor had a very little role. The money was asked by the hospital's management, and therefore, its members should face the action. Some people in the govt are shielding the management of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital. Therefore, there has been no action against any of the management people of the hospital.
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TOI tried to contact Dr Dhananjay Kelkar, the medical director of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital.
But he said he was out of the country. Calls to the state health minister, Prakash Abitkar, went unanswered.
The family members of Bhise had alleged that she was pregnant and taken to the hospital in an emergency condition. Instead of providing treatment to her, the hospital allegedly asked her family members to deposit the advance amount, which was in excess of Rs10 lakh. Bhise's relatives said they did not have so much cash and shifted her to another hospital.
Bhise died after delivering the child.
State govt had constituted various committees to conduct a detailed inquiry into the case, after several political parties, including members from Mahayuti, held demonstrations outside Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital.
Pune: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Ambadas Danve on Friday claimed that state govt was trying to shield the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital management in the death of Tanisha alias Ishwari Bhise after the health hub allegedly denied her treatment.
Danve raised the issue of Bhise's death while discussing the functioning of charitable hospitals in the state in the state legislative council. The Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC cited the Bhise death case and said several charitable hospitals had been denying treatment to patients in the state.
"Charitable hospitals are supposed to give treatment to patients irrespective of their financial condition. Over 750 complaints of denial of treatment by charitable hospitals are pending before the State Health Assurance Society despite that clause.
These complaints are mostly from cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. It is sad that the govt is not taking any corrective measures," Danve said.
Bhise's death in Pune in March had created a huge row across the state. She was the wife of the personal assistant of BJP MLC Amit Gorkhe. Gorkhe and Bhise's family members had blamed the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital management and the treating doctor for her death
Danve said in the legislative council, "The govt initiated action against the doctor concerned, but the entire management was set free.
In reality, the doctor had a very little role. The money was asked by the hospital's management, and therefore, its members should face the action. Some people in the govt are shielding the management of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital. Therefore, there has been no action against any of the management people of the hospital.
"
TOI tried to contact Dr Dhananjay Kelkar, the medical director of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital.
But he said he was out of the country. Calls to the state health minister, Prakash Abitkar, went unanswered.
The family members of Bhise had alleged that she was pregnant and taken to the hospital in an emergency condition. Instead of providing treatment to her, the hospital allegedly asked her family members to deposit the advance amount, which was in excess of Rs10 lakh. Bhise's relatives said they did not have so much cash and shifted her to another hospital. Bhise died after delivering the child.
State govt had constituted various committees to conduct a detailed inquiry into the case, after several political parties, including members from Mahayuti, held demonstrations outside Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital.
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