Less than a fortnight after the Delhi government cancelled the licence of the Shalimar Bagh branch of Max Hospital, the hospital resumed operations on Wednesday.
The hospital had been asked to shut down operations following a case of medical negligence involving a pre-term baby that was declared dead, but found alive later. Following an inquiry into the matter by the Delhi government, the scale of medical negligence by the hospital was found to be 'unacceptable'. At a press meet to announce the decision that the hospital should shut shop, Delhi's Health Minister, Satyender Jain, had also called the hospital a 'habitual offender.'
The hospital had termed the decision 'harsh' and said that it would approach relevant authorities to appeal against the order. A statement from the hospital on Wednesday said that it had obtained a stay order issued by the the 'appropriate appellate authority'.
The authority in this case is the Court of the Financial Commissioner, which the hospital had approached for relief. The statement also said that the hospital was 'fully focused' on providing quality care to all patients, and "honouring our commitment of ensuring free treatment to the economically weaker sections of society.”
According to the government, the decision to cancel the hospital's licence was taken on several grounds such as the hospital's dysfunctional OPD for poor patients.
Other corporate hospitals, such as Fortis Hospital, and the IMA and its Delhi branch had also criticized the Delhi government's decision to shut the hospital.
