Phase three vaccination: BMC yet to finalise list of private hospitals in Mumbai

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 3/1/2021 10:28:54 AM

Mumbai, Feb 28 Notable private hospitals in Mumbai, whose names have not been featured on the list released by the Centre for phase three vaccination drive, are upset over their exclusion. Following this, many have requested the Centre and the Maharashtra government to ensure their participation in the next phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive starting March 1. Doctor Gautam Bhansali from Bombay Hospital, who has been working as a coordinator for various private hospitals for Covid-19 facilities in the city, said the non-inclusion had taken them by surprise. “We weren’t happy not finding our name in the list and are now putting up the request for inclusion. We are requesting that our names be included as we have not volunteered with the aim to earn money. We are a charitable organisation and want to help at this critical hour. We hope that our request will be heard and we too will be allowed to vaccinate the general public. We already have the permission to vaccinate our hospital staff, so there shouldn’t be any problem in granting us permission, we hope,” Dr Bhansali said. The Centre has said that only those private hospitals empanelled with it or state government’s insurance schemes can be a part of the vaccination programme. Hence, many well-known private hospitals found their name missing from the list released by the Union health ministry. BMC hopes requests from private hospitals will be accepted soon While these hospitals have expressed dissatisfaction; the BMC ( B r i h a n m u m b a i Municipal Corporation) has expressed hope that their requests to be included in the vaccination drive will soon be accepted. The civic body, however, says that the drive can start smoothly even without availing services from these hospitals. “These hospitals can be added later on as well. There is a list of more than forty hospitals released by the Central government and the third phase vaccination drive can start by March 1. We think at least five of these private hospitals will be ready.

 

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