Ad-din Medical College Hospital gets its license back on 3 conditions
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The government has withdrawn the order canceling the license of Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Magbazar, Dhaka. At the same time, the hospital has been permitted to resume its operations subject to three conditions.
A notification to this effect was issued today (Monday) by the Private Health Management-2 Branch of the Health Services Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The notification was signed by Md. Kamruzzaman Chowdhury, Secretary of the Health Services Division.
The notification stated that on July 19, the Director General's office of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) had directed the investigation committee, formed to look into the allegations against the hospital, to submit a report within three working days. As the investigation committee's report was deemed satisfactory and based on the fulfillment of the stipulated conditions, the order canceling the license has been nullified and the hospital's operations have been reinstated.
The notification attached three conditions for the hospital's operations. These include: strictly adhering to the provisions of the Medical Practice and Private Clinics and Laboratories (Regulation) Ordinance, 1982, and completing the process of appointing doctors promptly as per the license conditions. Furthermore, the notification warns that failure to comply with the stipulated conditions will result in the government or the competent authority taking legal action against the hospital.
Earlier, on June 11, the DGHS canceled the license of Ad-din Hospital in Magbazar, Dhaka, following the deaths of six newborns.
On that day, the DGHS letter stated, "You have the legal option to appeal or seek reconsideration from the government against the cancellation order within 30 days of the license cancellation."
The subject of that letter was mentioned as: "Decision given in response to the show-cause reply of Ad-din Hospital, 2 Boro Magbazar, Dhaka." The letter stated that following the sudden deaths of six newborns on May 27, a show-cause notice was issued on June 4 under Section 11(1) of the Medical Practice and Private Clinics and Laboratories (Regulation) Ordinance, 1982, based on the report of the investigation committee, asking why the hospital's license should not be canceled. They were asked to submit a reply by 5 PM on June 7.
In response to that directive, Ad-din Hospital applied for an extension of the deadline on June 7, which was extended until 5 PM on June 9. Noting this, the letter to the owner of Ad-din Hospital stated, "Since the reply and explanation provided by your organization on June 9 were not satisfactory to the authority, your hospital's license is being canceled under Section 11(2)(b) of the Medical Practice and Private Clinics and Laboratories (Regulation) Ordinance, 1982."
