Lucknow/Amethi:
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the Uttar Pradesh government’s order suspending the license of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Amethi.
A division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manish Kumar said the probe against the hospital would continue. The bench also asked the state government to file a counter affidavit.
The bench was hearing a petition filed by the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital administration against the government’s order.
On September 18, the health department suspended the license of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Munshiganj area of Amethi and stopped OPD and emergency services, days after the death of a woman patient following surgery.
The hospital is run by Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Trust (SGMT), headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.
Manoj Muttu, administrator of the trust, told PTI that a copy of the court order will be submitted to the chief medical officer of Amethi and as per the CMO’s directions, the functioning of the hospital will resume.
However, Muttu said he would like the hospital to resume functioning from Thursday.
On September 27, more than 400 employees of the hospital sat on a dharna against the suspension of its license. Local Congress leaders also staged a protest outside the CMO’s office.
Female patient Divya (22), who was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital on September 14, fell into coma during surgery. Her family members alleged that she was kept in the hospital for more than 30 hours before being referred to Lucknow, where she died on September 16.
The next day, an FIR for causing death by negligence was registered against four employees of the hospital, including the CEO.
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