Telangana advocate dies at Medicover Hospital after kidney stone treatment, family alleges negligence
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old advocate died at Medicover Hospital days after she was admitted for treatment of a kidney stone, and her family has alleged medical negligence.
Aishwarya was admitted on October 6 for the stone, a man identifying himself a relative told reporters on Tuesday. He said doctors told the family she would be discharged the next day.
She was instead shifted to the intensive care unit, the uncle said. Doctors told the family an infection had spread through her body, and she later became brain dead and died.
The family said it spent around Rs 8 lakh on her treatment. The uncle alleged the hospital kept asking for more money and at one point said she had not died.
He also alleged the family was barred from the ICU because of infection risk, while staff entered wearing shoes. He asked why different rules applied to the family and to the hospital staff.
The uncle questioned how a routine kidney stone could lead to a young woman's death. He demanded a clear account of the treatment.
Dr Manne Krishank, a Bharat Rashtra Samithi spokesperson, wrote on X that Aishwarya had come in with a two millimetre stone. He alleged the hospital collected Rs 9 lakh and "killed the patient".
A hospital doctor at a press conference said the patient was given stronger antibiotics. He said she was moved to the medical ICU after her blood pressure fell, and the family disputed the date of that shift.
Medicover Hospital was already at the centre of a political row. The BRS has alleged the hospital was sold for around Rs 13,200 crore, and accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's family of converting black money into white.
Banners targeting the Chief Minister appeared outside the hospital in Secunderabad. Two BRS leaders were arrested over them, and Krishank was arrested separately on October 6.
The family demanded strict action against the hospital and sought the intervention of Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha.
