Pvt hospital told to pay Rs 2 lakh relief for wrong treatment

Chennai | Thursday | 17th October, 2019

Summary:

She paid Rs 11,500 for the treatment. As there was something wrong with the transfusion, it was done for the second time at the nursing home’s own clinic at Perungalathur the next day. She alleged that owing to the faulty transfusions and to the wrong diagnosis by the doctor, she developed kidney problems. After sending a legal notice to Sri Meenakshi Nursing Home, she filed a petition in the consumer disputes redressal forum, seeking a compensation of Rs 4.5 lakh. Denying the allegations, the hospital counsel said that proper treatment was given to the patient who was present in there only for a few hours..