​Court orders private hospital to release the body

Nurse Nona Friday, 18 September 2015 12:52 PM

If the govt provides proper medical services in public hospitals for heart, liver and kidney ailments nobody will go to heartless hospitals.

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Vel Friday, 18 September 2015 01:23 PM

If this had happened in India there would be instant mob justice ensuring round the clock security to the hospital for some time.

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Gnani Friday, 18 September 2015 01:19 PM

Whenever I take my ailing father to this hospital for gas trouble they put him in ICU.

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karthi Friday, 18 September 2015 01:04 PM

Private hospitals charges are so high. People covered by Health Insurances are OK. Doctors who qualify at tax payers expense charge exorbitant fees (mostly Not Taxed)for their services at private hospitals. Even if patient dies due to the negligence of the hospital - there will be an additional charge nut no reduction. This judgement has done justice.

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Wilbert Friday, 18 September 2015 12:59 PM

My dear countrymen: Prevention is cheaper than cure. Change your lifestyles. Stop drinking as it kills your liver; stop smoking as kills your lungs and others too. Engage in exercise and take proper rest.

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Kithsiri Friday, 18 September 2015 12:56 PM

When Apollo managed the hospital it provided better services of course at a price. Now least service and heavy cost.

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ANTON Friday, 18 September 2015 11:10 AM

USUALLY, PRIVATE HOSPITALS CHARGE FOR THE PROCESSES OF KILLING OF PATIENTS.

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BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 18 September 2015 12:50 PM

Gota was once director of this place. Perhaps he showed them how to hold people for ransom.

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Dr Namal Senasinghe Friday, 18 September 2015 12:53 PM

As a consultant practising in UK and in Sri Lanka I feel the billing and care of patients has to be addressed by the government. in the UK patients are given a fixed price. insured patients will have OPSC code for every surgery and the consultant has to get the authority for the surgery by spelling out the code prior to surgery. with fee paying private patients a fixed fee will be given prior to surgery.. If there are complications the hospital and the doctors will attend to it free of charge. I have sacrificed a huge private practice and come to work in Sri Lanka. I have lived in the UK for over 20 years and have lot to offer the health sector in Sri Lanka. But it is sad to say even having the political clout , no one in the state sector has requested my services. it is all a myth the yahapalanaya is waving at the expats to develop Sri Lanka. The biggest problem I see in Sri Lanka is inability to learn from mistakes does not respect the views of others I know it all big ego. until we change these attitudes the medical profession and the rest of the other fields will be stagnated. I dont blame people going to Singapore for treatment but we can do better. Our attitudes have to change. Dr Namal Senasinghe MBBS FFARCS FFPMCA DPM Consultant in pain medicine Spencer Hospital KENT UK and Central Hospital Colombo. via DM iOS App

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satrap Friday, 18 September 2015 12:01 PM

when admired to private hospital u will have more attack via DM iOS App

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janaka Friday, 18 September 2015 11:53 AM

The parliament fat boys go abroad for surgery?

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de silva Friday, 18 September 2015 11:43 AM

Why can;t the Health department start to do by pass operations in a special government hospital free of charge.It is a disgrace that private hospitals charge such a higher price,after all we cannot avoid getting sick.Most of these doctors pratice in Government Hospitals and then work at private hospitals earning huge sums but not issueing recepts .They get the payment in cash and avoid IIncome taxes.The Inland revenue department must do a survey and get hold of these culprits and bring them to pay.

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Mason Friday, 18 September 2015 11:34 AM

Sue the hospital for willful negligence by not permitting transfer of patient to National Hospital.Could this not be accommodated under the free legal scheme of the lawyers.

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Morevictims Friday, 18 September 2015 11:30 AM

An eye opener for the general public. This is only the tip of the iceberg on the inhuman corrupt practices of private hospitals. Their charges are exorbitant far too often while the patients are blackmailed holding their lives at ransom. The Government should definitely step in.

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AshyD Friday, 18 September 2015 11:28 AM

A good order by the Judge. Now private hospitals will take more care to see that their patients, live to settle the bill and leave with their souls intact.On the other hand if the patient dies, go to Court and get the body, and ask the hospital. "Go fly a kite".

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