HC QUESTIONS DELHI GOVT ORDER DIRECTING HOSPITALS TO ATTEND EMERGENCY PATIENTS IN 10-15 MIN

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday questioned the Delhi government on its order that hospitals have to attend to all emergency patients within 10-15 minutes and give them oxygen and medicines.The bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli said that it is nothing more than a paper exercise for satisfying their own conscience and the Delhi government thinks it has discharged its duty with this. Advocate Alok Agarwal, appearing for Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, informed the Court about the Delhi Government’s order. He told the Bench that due to this they are facing issues as the emergency area is already occupied by various people who need oxygen. “I can’t kill a person because I have to admit another patient,” he said. The Court also said the Delhi government is passing order but does not know the ground reality, asking why it was passing such directions. -Correspondent

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