Asha Parekh Hospital reopens

After more than a year-and-a-half lockout,the Asha Parekh Hospital reopened for patients on Saturday.

After more than a year-and-a-half lockout,the Asha Parekh Hospital reopened for patients on Saturday. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan reopened the 110-bedded hospital in Santacruz,which was forced to shut down in December 2007 following a spat between the management and the employees union.

The veteran actor has promised Rs 11 lakh to the hospital. The hospital will restart functioning in phases,with the out-patient department and nearly 80 beds already been made operational. As and when the occupancy increases,we will increase our bed capacity, said Dr S M Shah,medical director.

The management had declared a lockout of Asha Parekh Hospital,a charitable hospital,following an assault on its legal consultant A Mulla,allegedly by members of the employees union. The staff,on the other hand,had alleged that the management was trying to sell the hospital land to build a mall.

A case was filed with the Charity Commissioner and police authorities and the negotiations came to a conclusion after the staff accepted the managements offer of a retirement scheme. We have offered a voluntary retirement scheme to the union workers and things are in order now. We are going to redefine healthcare with better facilities, said Dr Shah.

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