Deceased man charged Rs 7 lakh for surgery dies, family vandalises hospital

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A 24-year-old patient, who died after brain surgery here, was charged with Rs 7 lakh for treatment by a city-based hospital authority. Following the incident, the family of the deceased vandalised property at Hyderabad’s Yashodha Hospital.

HYDERABAD: A 24-year-old patient, who died after brain surgery here, was charged with Rs 7 lakh for treatment by a city-based hospital authority. Following the incident, the family of the deceased vandalised property at Hyderabad’s Yashodha Hospital.

In another incident, allegations of overcharging were levelled against a Gurugram-based hospital by the family of a 17-month-old baby, who died earlier this month.

The family of the infant had accused that the hospital – Artemis handed over a bill of Rs 46,000 for barely four hours of treatment, that too when they had lost their child.

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