NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, DEC 10
A private hospital in Ahmedabad city has been sealed for treating COVID-19 patients despite not being designated for it, the city civic body said on Thursday.
During a spot inspection on Wednesday, a team of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation found 13 patients undergoing COVID-19 treatment at Atmiya Hospital in the Naroda area, the AMC said in a release.
It was also found that instead of the RT-PCR or antigen tests, the hospital was conducting the diagnosis of patients based on high-resolution computerised tomography (HRCT) scans and admitted them for COVID-19 treatment based on the scan results, the release said.
While going through each patient’s treatment documents, it was found that they were administered Remdesivir drug as part of COVID-19 treatment, it said.
Police action will also be initiated against the hospital management, the release said.
The inspection was conducted following complaints that the hospital was admitting patients for COVID-19 treatment without any approval, it said.
Following the spot inspection, the hospital, which was not designated by the AMC to treat COVID-19 patients, was sealed on Wednesday, the release said.
Till Wednesday, the Ahmedabad district reported 52,910 COVID-19 cases and 2,145 deaths due to the disease, as per official figures.