Indoor services of private hospital in Rawalpindi suspended.

RAWALPINDI -- The indoor services and surgeries have been suspended of private hospitals "Ahmed Medical Complex" Rawalpindi and two hospitals of Lahore, Surgimed Hospital, and Sarwet Anver Medical Complex, due to non compliance of directions for Covid-19 patients. However, these have been directed to continue emergency services and treatment of the COVID-19 patients.

According to spokesman, the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) issued notices to eight private hospitals for charging more rates from COVID-19 patients, which were beyond the frozen charges of February 2020.

These hospitals include six - Ittefaq Hospital, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Akram Medical Complex, Masood Hospital, Lahore Care Hospital and Avicenna Hospital - of Lahore, and two from Multan, that is, Bakhtawar Amin Trust and Medicare Hospital. Administrations of these healthcare establishments have been given 24 hours for the implementation of directions, and warned of sealing the premises for...