Mysuru: Following the news item titled “Deadly Hospital Bill: Youth ends life unable to pay Rs. 2 lakh - Hospitalised father too passes away” published in SOM dated Sept. 27, the District Health and Family Welfare Department has issued a clarification regarding the matter.
In a press release, the DHO said that 55-year-old Hirannaiah of Bookanakere village in K.R. Pet Taluk, was admitted as an inpatient at a private hospital on the afternoon of Sept.13, following complaints of vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and breathing problems. After necessary tests, Hirannaiah was diagnosed as suffering from ‘Septicemia’, as recorded in the patients IP register.
