Delhi Max Hospital's licence cancelled for pronouncing dead one of live premature twins

The Delhi government on Friday cancelled the licence of Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh with immediate effect. The decision comes eight days after one of the premature twins declared dead by the hospital was found alive while being taken for the last rites. The infant, however, died on Wednesday.

The patients already admitted in the hospital won't be affected by the decision, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said at a press



conference.

Three notices issued

The government would not tolerate “criminal negligence," he said. “Max Hospital is a habitual offender and three notices were served earlier to it. And, it has been found guilty in those cases too. The action taken on it is in continuation of effect of previous notices.”

The notices were issued for lapses involving the EWS (extremely weaker section) quota patients.