An urgent admission did not become a hospital lapse
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September - 2026, Posted On: 01 September 2026
A retired Defence veteran and CGHS beneficiary approached a hospital after a specialist advised immediate emergency admission for surgery. What followed was an anxious wait before he was finally accommodated, prompting allegations that the hospital had denied him timely care despite the urgency of his condition.
The patient had suffered a serious hand injury while abroad and, on returning to India, was advised urgent surgical intervention. When he reported to the empanelled hospital, the treating specialist recommended emergency admission with surgery planned for the very next morning. Instead of being admitted immediately, however, he was informed that no bed was available. It was only after the intervention of the Additional Director, CGHS, that he was first accommodated on an emergency trolley and later shifted to a regular bed before undergoing surgery as scheduled.
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