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Time of India
5 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
No help from home, ailing Japan scholar shifted from pvt hosp to MCH after a month
1 2 3 Kolkata: A Japanese national fell severely ill while on a visit to Kolkata to deliver a lecture at an institute a month ago. He was admitted to a private hospital where he was treated for a month before being shifted to Medical College Kolkata on Thursday after repeated attempts to contact his kin in Japan failed. Seventy-five-year-old Micihihiro Kata, a writer and researcher, has multiple complications and was transferred from the private hospital after no one came forward either to foot his bill or travel to Kolkata to be with him. It was revealed that Kata lives alone. On June 25, Kata was admitted to Manipal Hospital Dhakuria with complaints of shortness of breath. He visited Kolkata to deliver a lecture at an event in J Krishnamurthy Foundation. The patient was initially put on non-invasive ventilation, later intubated electively, and put on mechanical ventilation. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Kata then underwent a sustained low-efficiency dialysis after consultation with a nephrologist. He had issues with his kidney and Besides dialysis, the septuagenarian was also given blood transfusions as his haemoglobin count was persistently low. An endoscopy revealed narrowing of the second part of the duodenum due to 'extrinsic compression noted with nodular mucosa and metallic stent noted coming out of the papilla'. Kata was taken off ventilation on June 28 and underwent dialysis on July 1. He was advised alternate day dialysis, which he initially refused but agreed to after counselling. "He remains anuric. He also is having abdominal pain, for which he underwent tomography of the whole abdomen on July 21 followed by a session of haemodialysis. He is maintaining his vitals and having no requirement of supplemental oxygen," said a statement from the hospital. Efforts to contact his family, however, revealed that there was no one in his family to fly down and be with Kata. The Kolkata chapter of J Krishnamurthy Foundation wrote several emails to the Japanese consulate in Kolkata, the Japanese embassy in New Delhi, and the state govt seeking help for Kata but got no response. "We have heard that consulate officials visited him in hospital but we are not aware if they have taken charge of his treatment or are making arrangements to send him back to Japan," said Kamal Thacker, in charge of the Kolkata chapter. Manipal informed the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) before Kata was eventually moved to Medical College Kolkata. "The hospital has informed us about the move," said a WBCERC functionary.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Hospital fined 1L for treatment refusal in Kolkata
Kolkata: West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission fined a private hospital Rs 1 lakh for failing to explain why a doctor refused to treat an ICU patient. Sanjoy Ghosh was admitted to Woodlands Hospital in April. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He was allegedly left unattended at the emergency for three hours. After his ICU admission, Sunil Baran Ray, a consultant at the hospital, refused to continue treatment. Another doctor, in charge of the ICU, misbehaved with them, Ghosh's family alleged. WBCERC on Wednesday said Woodlands ws asked to conduct an inquiry into both incidents. "We are not satisfied with the explanation offered by the hospital on why the doctor refused to treat the patient. This is unacceptable and unethical. Woodlands tried to evade responsibility," said WBCERC chairperson Justice Ashim Kumar Banerjee. He added that even after the doctor refused to treat the patient, the hospital took no action or made any effort to seek an explanation from the doctor. He said the allegation of misbehaviour has not been proved. A senior Woodlands Hospital official said: "According to the patient's clinical requirement, the treating consultant wanted to transfer him under the care of a nephrologist Woodlands would like to reiterate that since the patient was under joint admission, there was no question of discontinuation of treatment."
Time of India
17-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
90% plaints against private hosps this yr about billing
Kolkata: Around 90% of the 2,058 complaints against private hospitals, nursing homes and other clinical establishments—this works out to be nine out of 10 complaints—that reached the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission this year till May pertain to billing issues. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Most of the complaints we received pertain to billing, making it important to make the billing system transparent. While our order was in the form of an advisory, the govt's move will make it a law," said WBCERC chairperson Ashim Kumar Banerjee. The advisory Banerjee mentioned was the one issued by the health panel in 2020, asking private facilities to set up display boards with details, such as package, rates for OPD, bed, doctor fees. The Bengal govt on Monday moved a bill in the state assembly, seeking to make it mandatory for private health facilities not to inflate their fixed treatment rates, including packages, with hidden charges. The bill says for treatment costs not covered under fixed rates, the patient party must be informed of the possible costs and any rise must be communicated within 24 hours. The bill mandates that the rates must be properly displayed at hospitals and on websites. While private hospitals appreciated the state decision to move to The West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) (Amendment) Bill 2025, they said they hoped it would be practical. "This is a good move by the govt as there needs to be some form of regulation, especially in the billing part so that hidden charges are not extracted from patients," said Peerless Hospital CEO Sudipta Mitra. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Most private hospitals in Kolkata have boards displaying charges on certain packages, bed charges, doctor fees, OPD rates. But hospitals pointed out it was not possible to display all the charges, especially those of tests, that numbered beyond 2,000. "Due to these billing disputes, the public has a negative idea about private hospitals. We are yet to know the nitty-gritty of this move, but such a step towards making transparent billing is welcome," said Subhashis Datta, GM (operations), Ruby General Hospital. In the bill, the state has also tried to address the inordinate delay in issuing or renewing licences to private hospitals, proposing to cap it at 90 days. "We don't want private facilities to suffer for the want of licence renewal unnecessarily. If they don't get a renewed licence from the department within 90 days, it can be extended for 90 more days. This is a temporary measure. We have brought an amendment with more stringent measures, under which the govt will ensure the licence application will be disposed of within the period," said Chandrima Bhattacharya, junior health minister.
