Oyetri case Mukundapur AMRI fined Rs 10 lakh

Kolkata | Wednesday | 1st July, 2020

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Kolkata: West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on AMRI Hospital, Mukundapur, for its negligence due to which two-and-a-half-year old Oyetri Dey died two years ago. After conducting a thorough probe into the incident, the WBCERC has pronounced that there was negligence on the part of the hospital. It has also instructed the private hospital authorities to provide due compensation to the victim's family. The hospital authorities claimed that the patient had heart related problems. In response to the order of the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission regarding compensation in a case from January 2018, AMRI authorities said: "We are yet to receive any formal notification..