Eight hospitals issued notices for overcharging.

MULTAN -- The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has issued notices to eight private hospitals for charging higher rates from admitted Covid-19 patients than those fixed by the government in February when the pandemic reached the country.

According to an official handout issued on Sunday, these hospitals included Ittefaq Hospital, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Akram Medical Complex, MasoodHospital, Lahore Care Hospital and Avicenna Hospital in Lahore; and Bakhtawar Amin Trust and Medicare in Multan.

`Administrations of these healthcare establishments have been given 24 hours for the implementation of directions, and warned of sealing of the premises for non-compliance with the directions.

Moreover, the indoor services and elective surgeries have been suspended in two hospitals of Lahore: Surgimed Hospital and Sarwet Anver Medical Complex,and Ahmed Medical Complex in Rawalpindi.

However, they have been directed to continue emergency services and treatment of Covid-19 patient s,` it st ate d.

The handout further stated that as per the...