Continental Hospital gets notice for kidney transplants
The Director of Medical Education has served notices to Continental Hospital, asking it to explain the allegations of irregularities in kidney transplant involving Bangladeshi donors and recipients.
A case has already been booked with the Madhapur police regarding the alleged violations of the Human Organ Transplantation Act, and also for forgery.
The DME, K. Ramesh Reddy, said that following the complaint from one of the doctors at the hospital, Dr Praveen Kumar, and a request from the Madhapur police, notices were served on Continental Hospital seeking their explanation as well as documents. They were supposed to reply by Tuesday. Dr Kumar also alleged that his signature was forged on the note that establishes that the donor and receiver are related.
The Director of Medical Education has served notices to Continental Hospital, asking it to explain the allegations of irregularities in kidney transplant involving Bangladeshi donors and recipients.
Madhapur police issued an FIR based on a complaint filed by Dr Praveen Kumar, former Medical Director of Continental Hosptal, who alleged that his signature was forged on the “forward note” that establishes that the donor and receiver are related. In a separate complaint to the DME, he also alleged that one Tareque Azam Choudhary of Choto Hossainpur Rajganj in Bangladesh, who was arrested in September 2011 in Dhaka in a kidney transplant fraud, had a tie-up with Continental Hospital to supply donors and recipients from Bangladesh.
In July 2016, Continental Hospital Limited signed an agreement with “health care facilitator” Tareque Azam to pay him 20 per cent of the treatment bill as a “facilitation fee”.
When contacted, Continental Hospital’s management said in a note: ‘Any premature disclosure may impede the investigation. The hospital is cooperating in the investigation with appropriate authorities as required by applicable law. Continental Hospital as an organisation has always believed in the highest standard of corporate governance. This is evident from the fact that the Hospital has, as per its internal code of conduct, ordered an independent investigation.’