KOLKATA/MIDNAPORE: The
West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) has penalized
CMRI to the tune of Rs 5 lakh for lapses in treatment of a patient. Since the patient withdrew his complaint, the penalty amount will be given to two NGOs.
The complainant, who had undergone treatment at the hospital, had initially lodged a complaint about a wrong summary that was handed to him at the time of release.
During follow-up, doctors found that the discharge summary had a medication that was supposed to be taken only during hospitalisation. But he had taken the medication at home. Though the drug did not cause any adverse effect, the patient lodged a complaint with WBCERC. “We have received the order,” said a hospital spokesperson.
In another case, WBCERC on January 15 ordered
Spandan Nursing Home in
Midnapore to pay Rs 10 lakh
compensation for allegedly trying to administer expired injection to a patient — Probodh Chandra Dey.
Spandan director Partha Mondal said, “It’s wrong to store expired medicines. We have explained our side to the commission. The compensation will be paid in February.”