NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has implemented new norms for operation, registration and renewal of private hospitals in the city. Vidarbha Hospitals Association (VHA) has condemned the new norms.
According to convener of VHA, Dr Anup Marar, the new notification is going to severely affect private hospitals. “The extensive increase in registration charges, and the immensely capital and labour intensive stringent rules will have great ramifications. Even the clauses for death and discharge will lead to more clashes with public as hospitals will now be expected to take full advance before initiating treatment to prevent any hassles at the time of discharge and after death,” he said.
Dr Marar also said, “New norms are sure shot death-knell for all small hospitals as per bed investment and running cost will increase tremendously, making it unviable. Till now 80% of healthcare was being served by private sector as government hospitals were unable to cater to the overflowing patients due to their own logistic and manpower limitations. Instead of enhancing the capabilities and improving the infrastructure in government colleges and hospitals to create a balance in this unquestionably huge 80:20 divide, such ruling will lead to closure of many private hospitals which will severely dent the healthcare delivery mechanism in coming future.”
Dr Marar added that per bed investment and recurring cost will increase substantially, which the healthcare service providers will be forced to pass on to public only, adding to their agony. “We are not sure what with what vision such rules have been irrationally imposed. We will discuss this alarming matter with our president Dr Ashok Arbat and our secretary Dr Alok Umre so as to schedule an urgent meeting of all member hospitals to contemplate further steps to safeguard the existence of private healthcare sector, especially small nursing homes,” he said.
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