Bhadohi (UP), Sep 19 (PTI) A four-storey hospital allegedly operating without the required registration for more than 10 years was sealed by the health department here, while an FIR was registered against its operator, officials said Saturday.
Chief Medical Officer Santosh Kumar Chak said a team of doctors inspected Jeevan Raksha Hospital on Chauri Road on June 27 following a complaint received by the department.
The hospital’s operator, Dr Vijay Shankar Maurya, was found to possess a BAMS degree, but the facility was allegedly being run without the required registration, Chak said.
The hospital had facilities for various surgeries, a blood bank and diagnostic tests, besides a medical store, he said.
The department had also received information that several government doctors were providing services at the allegedly unauthorised hospital. The matter is being verified, Chak said.
The hospital was sealed on Friday, he said.
City Kotwali SHO Shailesh Kumar Rai said an FIR was registered against Maurya on Saturday on the complaint of Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ram Ashish Saroj.
The case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Indian Medical Council Act, and further investigation is underway, the SHO said. PTI COR CDN MDO MDO
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