The Khammam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has pulled up a private hospital for medical negligence after doctors allegedly identified a road accident victim’s blood group incorrectly, leading to serious health complications.
The commission directed the management of Jayabharathi Diagnostics and Multi-Speciality Hospital to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to the victim and an additional Rs 25,000 towards litigation costs.
According to the complaint, Kotturi Shantadevi, a resident of Dummugudem village in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, suffered severe injuries in a road accident in January 2023 and was admitted to the hospital in Bhadrachalam for treatment.