Govt should monitor private hospitals: HC
The High Court today observed that the authorities concerned of the government should remain cautious so that private hospitals cannot go beyond control.
The authorities should have restrained the owners of some private hospitals from demonstrating their influence, the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim said during the virtual hearing of five separate writ petitions filed seeking necessary orders to ensure treatment of patients at all hospitals across the country.
The bench made the observation in response to a discussion over the owners of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital reportedly meeting with the home minister after the law enforcers raided the hospital for irregularities, court sources said.
The HC bench also observed that few magistrates of mobile courts are found to talk to the media to justify their actions although their duties are to conduct mobile court on specific allegations.
The HC judge asked Attorney General Mahbubey Alam to look into this matter.
The attorney general told the HC that the government has taken necessary measures so that the private hospitals run properly.
The court said it did not pass any order against the doctors, but its directives are against the irregularities and mismanagement of the hospitals.
At a stage of the hearing, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam sought time from the HC to submit a compliance report on its July 6 directives.
The court granted the time and asked the government to submit the compliance report by August 16.
During hearing the same writ petitions, the HC bench on July 6 directed the health secretary and director general of the directorate of health services (DGHS) to conduct an inquiry into the reported allegations against some private and government hospitals of denying treatment to patients during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
They had been ordered to submit the inquiry report to the HC by July 21.
Today, the of DGHS submitted a partial compliance report to the HC through the attorney general saying that a four-member committee headed by the civil surgeon has been formed in every district to probe the allegations against the hospitals, according to the court sources.
On July 6, the HC asked the DG of DGHS to take necessary steps so the patients,who are deprived of treatment at any hospital, can lodge complaints to the office concerned through email.
Barrister Aneek R Haque, Barrister Mahfuzur Rahman Milon and Advocate Yeadia Zaman also appeared for the writ petitioners while Attorney General Mahbubey Alarm represented the state.
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