Fortis Escorts Heart Institute Ordered to Pay Rs 65 Lakh Compensation

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and a doctor to pay Rs 65 lakh to a patient who suffered permanent brain injury during an angioplasty in 2011. The patient is currently in a vegetative state. The commission cited medical negligence as the cause.

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has mandated Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and one of its doctors to remit Rs 65 lakh to a patient who endured a permanent brain injury during an angioplasty procedure in 2011.

The commission, which includes Justice Ram Surat Ram Maurya and Bharat Kumar Pandya, ruled on August 7 in favor of the plaintiff, who accused the hospital and its physician of medical negligence and delayed diagnosis.

The judgment emphasized the severe and continuous impact on the patient and his family, urging adequate compensation given the long-term care requirements.

(With inputs from agencies.)