Display rate charts, licenses, private hospitals, clinics in Udupi told

Display rate charts, licenses, private hospitals, clinics in Udupi told

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Sep 04 , 2016: At a meeting of District Level Registration Authority meeting at Udupi on Sept 3, Saturday,  Udupi Deputy Commissioner T Venkatesh has directed all private hospitals and clinics in the district to display their rate charts, which is mandatory under the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, 2009.

He said that all private hospitals should display the rates for consultation, diagnosis, treatment, procedures, reports, services, room rent, bed charges. The rates fixed by the government for various treatment should also be displayed, he added.

DC Venkatesh said that, if private hospitals and clinics get cases of dengue, malaria, tuberculosis and other communicable diseases, then it should be brought to the notice of the Department of Health and Family Welfare immediately along with the name and phone number of the patient. He said that the doctors should treat tuberculosis patients as per the guidelines of the government.

District Health Officer Dr Rohini said that 17 new medical institutes have been registered by the end of August. "A total of 149 medical establishments - including 84 allopathic, 48 Ayurvedic and 16 diagnostic centres - have renewed their licences under the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, 2009," she mentioned.

"The scanning centres in the district should display their licence in the centres. The district teams formed to check violation of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act (PCPNDT Act) should pay surprise visits to the scanning centres in the district," the deputy commissioner instructed, adding, "The teams, set up by the district health officer, should periodically visit such scanning centres and ensure that no sex determination tests are carried out in the name of scanning the foetus."

Speaking about the death of a pregnant woman in Udupi due to excessive bleeding, DC Venkatesh said that all maternity hospitals should have stock of blood in case of emergency.   ZP chief executive officer Priyanka Mary Francis and representatives of private hospitals were present.