112 died in 3 years at Gujarat pvt hospital under scanner for botched angioplasty
The revelation came during investigations days after the Ahmedabad crime branch arrested Dr Sanjay Patolia, a bariatric surgeon and one of the directors of city-based Khyati Multispeciality Hospital
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Khyati Multispeciality Hospital (Express photo by Brendan Dabhi)As many as 112 people have died in the last three years after or during treatment under government healthcare schemes at a private hospital here which is under the lens for the death of two PM-JAY beneficiaries following botched angioplasty, police said on Friday.
The revelation came during investigations days after the Ahmedabad crime branch arrested Dr Sanjay Patolia, a bariatric surgeon and one of the directors of city-based Khyati Multispeciality Hospital, which hit headlines last month after two “patients” registered under PM-JAY died following unnecessary angioplasty procedure.
Between September 2021 and October 2024, nearly 8,500 patients received treatment or underwent different surgeries at the private hospital, said ACP Bharat Patel. “Of these, 3,842 people received free treatment under government schemes, such as PM-JAY. Our probe has revealed that of these 3,842 beneficiaries, 112 lost their lives during or after treatment in these three years. Medical experts will be roped in to investigate these deaths,” he said.
The investigations also said that the hospital management, including those who are under arrest in the angioplasty death case, divided revenue under different heads in the account books and showed a loss of `1.5 crore in the last financial report, the police officer said.
So far, the crime branch has arrested seven persons, including Khyati Multispeciality CEO Rahul Jain and director (marketing) Chirag Rajput, in connection with the death of two PM-JAY beneficiaries following botched angioplasty. Two more accused — hospital chairman Kartik Patel (who is abroad), and director Rajshri Kothari — are still absconding, police said earlier.
The investigations were triggered by complaints from the families of the two deceased, who were among the seven who underwent angioplasty on November 11.
Investigations showed that the hospital organised free check-up camps in villages to convince PM-JAY cardholders to undergo angioplasty despite no medical necessity for the procedure. People were falsely registered under “emergency” category to expedite government nod for the procedure. In return, the hospital claimed payments from the government under the scheme, police said.
On November 12, the Vastrapur police registered three FIRs over the death of two PM-JAY beneficiaries and arrested visiting cardiologist Dr Prashant Vazirani.
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