News Topic:Patients

Nursing home in Pulwama denies surgery on Ayushman card

A private nursing home in Pulwama town refused to perform surgery on Ayushman card after which the patient as well as the attendant had to return disappointed.

In six years, SKIMS registers 27,727 cancer patients

In six years, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has registered over 27,000 patients ailing from cancer disease.

Bizarre! Speech therapist treating ENT patients at District Hospital Pulwama

Patients raised a hue and cry at District Hospital Pulwama on Wednesday after it was found that the doctor posing as an ENT specialist is basically a speech therapist.

Unnecessary Referrals: Doctor-tout nexus fleecing hapless patients

Heart patients from Kashmir Valley falling victims to illegal referrals reveal a nexus between local heart specialists and touts from Delhi and Haryana-based hospitals.

Delay in payments under Ayushman Bharat hits patients

The Jammu and Kashmir administration is delaying payment to private healthcare centres under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in J&K.

Patients suffer as Golden Cards not accepted at major private hospitals

Poor patients in Kashmir division are suffering as their Golden Cards are not being accepted at many major private hospitals.

Classic Hospital admits doctors removed uterus of Pulwama woman

Classic Hospital today admitted that they removed the uterus of the patient while she was admitted for removal of gallbladder.

Patient’s uterus removed instead of gallbladder, Pulwama family alleges

In a shocking medical negligence, a woman from Pulwama has accused doctors of removing her uterus instead of gallbladder during the operation.

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