The licence of an upscale Delhi hospital that found itself in the middle of a huge backlash after it incorrectly declared a newborn dead was cancelled today. Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh cannot take new patients for now, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. "The negligence in the newborn death case was unacceptable," he said.
On Wednesday, the baby boy found alive after being declared dead along with his still-born twin and handed over to his parents in a plastic bag last month by Max Hospital died after nearly a week of treatment. The twins were being taken for burial when a movement in one of the packages shocked the family. When the wrapping was opened, the baby boy was found breathing and squirming.
Mr Jain said the hospital can continue the treatment of patients who were currently admitted but cannot admit new patients. Patients in the hospital can shift to a different hospital if they wish, he added. Mr Jain said last month they had issued a notice to Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh for problems in the treatment of poor patients as mandated by law.
"We will explore all options available to us," it added.
Survival in extreme pre-term births is rare, Max Healthcare said in a statement today, expressing grief over the baby's death.
The well-known private hospital had told the parents that the other baby needed critical medical care and had to be kept in an incubator. "The hospital said for three days, it will cost Rs. 1 lakh each and after that, it would cost Rs. 50,000 each day, and he had to be kept for three months," a relative said.
Newborn Boy's Body Found In Train Dustbin In Bengaluru Doctor On Duty Not Qualified To Treat Babies: Delhi Police On Hospital Fire Newborn's Body Found In Dustbin Of Upscale Noida Housing Complex Rahul Gandhi's Seat At Red Fort Triggers Fresh Congress Attack On BJP 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing CBI Summons 5 Doctors For Questioning In Kolkata Rape-Murder Case UP Man Rapes 13-Year-Old Daughter In Amethi: Cops Top Medical Body Suggests Not More Than 74 Hours Work Week For Medics NASA Shares Rare Picture Of South Africa's Largest River As Seen From Space Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.