Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation seals 7 hospitals sans isolation ward

Ahmedabad | Friday | 22nd February, 2019

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The seven hospitals were Teuram Hospital (Kubrnagar), Dr Nayan Patel Hospital (Bapunagar), Radhe Hospital (Naroda), Parvati Jadav Hospital (Naroda), Vikas Hospital (Naroda), Sardar Patel Hospital (Maninagar) and AIMS Hospital of Paldi. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) health department has served notice to seven hospitals which were found treating swine flu-positive patients despite not having isolation wards. After a sudden spike in swine flu cases, the health department conducted a survey and checking across different hospitals. "We had conducted an inspection across different private hospitals which are treating swine flu patients. Last week witnessed two deaths due to swine flu, both of whom were co-morbid patients, according to the department's press release..