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Hospital Ordered to Pay ₹15 Lakh After Ambulance Delay Leads to Woman’s Death, Consumer Panel Finds Negligence
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Hospital Ordered to Pay ₹15 Lakh After Ambulance Delay Leads to Woman’s Death, Consumer Panel Finds Negligence

In a significant ruling highlighting the importance of timely emergency medical care, a consumer dispute redressal commission has directed a private hospital to pay ₹15 lakh in compensation to the family of a woman whose life could not be saved after an alleged delay in arranging an ambulance transfer. The commission concluded that the hospital’s...