Licenses of 92 private hospitals in Madhya Pradesh have been cancelled. The Health Department has taken action after the fire incident at New Life City Hospital in Jabalpur. The department had formed a committee to investigate which took the action after finding flaws in the following statutory obligations. It includes maximum 33 hospitals in Jabalpur, 21 in Bhopal and 19 in Gwalior.
A month ago, on August 1, a fire broke out at the New Life City Hospital in Jabalpur, where eight people were burnt alive. After the incident, the Health Department got the private hospitals and nursing homes investigated across the state.
In each district, a doctor along with a joint team with the Fire Officer and Electrical Safety Officer of the Municipal Corporation was formed and inspection of hospitals and private nursing homes was done. In this investigation, nursing homes in 23 districts of the state have been found without temporary fire NOC.
During the investigation, the registration of 92 private nursing homes has been canceled for not being able to operate the hospital as per the rules.
Temporary fire NOC was not received in the nursing home of Rajgarh, Vidisha, Jhabua, Barwani, Bhind, Shivpuri, Morena, Balaghat, Dindori, Mandla, Ujjain, Neemuch, Shajapur, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Agar Malwa, Panna, Damoh, Satna, Sidhi, Umaria, Ashoknagar and Narsinghpur districts.
The Health Department has checked private hospitals across the state by running a campaign from August 10 to August 31.
Show cause notices have been issued to the hospitals after finding flaws in the investigation. Registration of 92 hospitals has been canceled due to non-receipt of satisfactory answer.