The Krishna district administration has cancelled permissions given to 33 hospitals in the city for Covid-19 treatment. The measures come after it was found the hospitals were not providing cashless treatment to Covid-19 patients under the YSR Aarogyasri scheme.

The district administration and health wing had granted permission to 82 private hospitals for Covid-19 treatment. Dental, orthopaedic and paediatric hospitals were also given permission to handle Covid-19 cases on the condition they allocated 50 per cent of beds to beneficiaries under YSR Aarogyasri.

After a number of hospitals in Vijayawada failed to meet the terms and guidelines set by the health wing, the district administration as a first warning, imposed penalties.
However, despite penalties, many hospitals failed to allocate beds for Covid-19 patients under the Aarogyasri scheme.

Taking note, L Siva Shankar, joint collector and district nodal officer for Covid-19, passed orders cancelling permissions issued to 33 corporate hospitals.

“We are receiving a number of complaints from the public that hospitals are ill-treating Covid-19 patients who are admitted under Aarogyasri. Many hospitals have not even allocated beds for them. We have already initiated action against them. Patients can contact the 104 helpline and raise their complaints,” Siva Shankar said.

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