Summary:
HYDERABAD: Misdiagnosis has cost Care Hospital and its doctors dearly with a consumer forum directing them to cough up Rs 60,000 as compensation to the aggrieved patient. When the complainant raised the issue with Care Hospital, they allegedly informed that it was a technical issue with the scanning machine. This was performed under the supervision of a peadiatric cardiologist at the hospital. “One can imagine the mental stress and agony of a pregnant woman when she was informed that baby in the womb has a heart problem. After seeing the reports, the doctor allegedly informed them that the foetus had a hole in the heart and the size of valves were unequal..