A recent ruling from State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chandigarh revisits a tragic dengue-related death of a 19-year-old patient and sharpens the focus on accountability in critical care. While the district forum had earlier dismissed the complaint, the state body identified significant lapses at the private hospital and held both the institution and key treating doctors liable, awarding compensation to the patient’s mother. The patient, a 19-year-old student, was first taken to a government hospital in Chandigarh in December 2021 with symptoms such as diarrhea, cough, and slurred speech.
She was evaluated, given fluids and medications, and discharged in a stable condition with follow-up advice. As her condition worsened, she was taken to a private hospital in Mohali, where she came under the care of an internal medicine physician and two anesthesiologists managing the…
