By means of PTI
LUCKNOW: A personal sanatorium in Lucknow had to go back overcharged charges to the circle of relatives of a affected person after the intervention of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Leader Minister Brajesh Pathak.
Ram Pyari Devi, 54, of Gonda district had come to King George Scientific College (KGMU) right here on March 24 for remedy after serious ache within the stomach.
The lady may no longer get admitted to KGMU and was once allegedly lured to a non-public sanatorium by means of some brokers.
Her son Dileep stated the sanatorium to begin with requested for Rs 35,000 for a gall bladder surgical procedure however later demanded Rs 45,000 extra.
“After we intimated the sanatorium control that we’re not able to pay Rs 45,000 the sanatorium body of workers stopped the remedy of my mom halfway or even refused to discharge her from the sanatorium,” he stated.
Dileep then shared his plight with a social employee, Mamta Tripathi, who wrote in regards to the topic on social media.
The social media publish got here within the realize of Deputy CM Pathak who directed officers to appear into the topic.
“I won a decision from the place of business of Brajesh Pathak requesting information about Dileep and his mom which I shared with them,” Tripathi stated.
Performing at the instructions of Pathak, who additionally holds well being portfolio, the place of business of the Leader Scientific Officer (CMO) contacted the control of the personal sanatorium and requested it to go back the surplus price charged from the circle of relatives and discharge the lady.
“The sanatorium management returned Rs 20,000 to us and discharged my mom on Tuesday. We’ve now determined to confess her in some other sanatorium,” Dileep stated.