The malaise of cancer continues to haunt our society. What’s equally unfortunate is that the healthcare providers are unnecessarily dragged to courts for its fatal outcome.

The patient sustained multiple injuries in a severe road accident. His right forearm was badly injured. So was the right side of his face, left knee and right heel.

The patient delivered a healthy boy under the care of gynaecologist, and was discharged after few days as the C-section procedure was uneventful.

The patient, a disciplined senior citizen in his late sixties, complained of back pain radiating up to chest. Tests confirmed that he was suffering from heart ailment. Double vessel stenting was performed but to no avail.

Can operating surgeon leave the operation theatre (OT) before shifting the patient to post-operative ward / room? No, ruled the State Consumer Commission in this case.

The hospital in this case was held negligent not for committing a medical error but rather an administrative error. Such instances reaching courts more often than not is an unfortunate trend that can be easily reversed by hospital administration.

The pregnant patient was taken to hospital in the wee hours of morning for delivery. The controversy in this case is whether the doctor was present at hospital or not when the patient was admitted.

The patient delivered a premature boy. The infant was under the care of a pediatrician along with other doctors. He developed some eye-related problems and hence the parents took him to an eye specialist who subsequently referred them to a specialty eye hospital.