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The minister has assured to address the issue at the earliest,” said eyesurgeon Sanjay Patil, chairman of IMA’s Hospital Board of India (HBI), Pune branch.The IMA Pune branch has 4,500 allopathic doctors as its members. These hospitals will run into trouble or even face closure if they fail to get renewal by March 31. We have sought guidance from the state government on the matter.”Despite repeated attempts, Sawant could not be contacted for his comment. The HBI has 150 small and medium hospitals as members from the city. Besides, 300 other city-based hospitals, which are not HBI members, are facing a similar problem.“If these hospitals do not get renewed licences, they will face severe problems..