National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum ( NCDRF ) directs a private hospital to pay an amount of Rs. 8 lakhs as compensation to a man who lost his wife in 2008 due to medical negligence at the hospital's end. Delhi based Multi -Superspeciality Hospital and the doctor treating the victim received a clean chit from the Delhi Medical Council reports. This was also turned down by the consumer court when they awarded the compensation. The victim, died ten minutes after the CT Scan Contrast Media test was being conducted.
She was suffering from bronchitis. The hospital allegedly did not conduct any procedure on her and the room where the test took place was also not very well equipped. As per the complaint filed on March 26, 2008, Nirmala was brought to the hospital for treatment of bronchitis. She was prescribed four tests, of which one was a contrast media test. This one required the…
