KIMS emerged as biggest profiteering Private Hospital out of COVID Pandemic , promoted by Chief Minister, Odisha
( exposed under RTI)
· COVID pandemic situation was used as opportunity by Govt. of Odisha to give maximum profit to Private hospitals at the cost of Govt. hospital in Odisha.
· On 8th April, Suresh Mohapatra, the then Development Commissioner wrote a letter to all the Collectors under the subject captioned “ Guidelines for admission of patients and setting claims for COVID Hospitals” that the hospitals shall be reimbursed on per bed day basis irrespective of whether the bed is occupied or not , wherever it is fixed as such.
· This draconian letter was designed with ulterior motive to give huge profit from the public fund to Private Hospitals in Odisha by calculating bed charge separately from other charges ( consumable item cost) .
· This profit ( Public Fund) helped Achyut Samant to expand its medical business to other three districts i.e, Mayurbhanj , Kondhamal and Bolangir. He succeeded in opening three KIMS ( Kalinga Institute of Medical Science) hospital, Bhubaneswar with full infrastructure in name of providing health service to COVID patients.
· When millions of people were struggling to survive and recover from COVID pandemic and crying for food , Odisha bureaucracy was busy in looting COVID fund and profiting to private hospitals , besides rendering service to COVID Patients.
· 96% of the total expenses ( Rs. 41 crore ) reimbursed to KIMS, Bhubaneswar is only for bed charge and rest 4% ( 2 crores ) expenses for patients charge ( consumable items). Such a huge profit was given to a private hospital by Odisha bureaucracy.
· CAG Audit, if done will no doubt open Pandora’s box of loot of public fund in name of management of COVID pandemic by Govt. of Odisha.
Dear friends
When State Govt. declared 500 bedded COVID hospital each ready in KIMS and SUM Hospital in 1st week of April,20 just after declaration of COVID lockdown with media showing and highlighting picture of Mr. V.K.Pandian visiting the full-fledged COVID hospitals, I was in doubt how it happened . Was 1000 bedded Hospital really required for COVID patient, when not a single COVID patient was identified during that time . I had smelt some motive behind such declaration. In name of high profile preparation for management of COVID situation, the Odisha bureaucracy explored opportunity of giving maximum profit to private hospitals by dragging PSUs into fold. PSUs like Odisha Mining Corporation was used to disburse expenses for KIMS COVID hospital of KIIT. Accordingly, immediately in first week of April 20, a tripartite MOU was signed with KIMS , Bhubaneswar OMC and Govt. of Odisha. Later on circular was issued chalking out modalities for giving maximum profit to private hospital in name of treatment of COVID patients.
Bed charge ( Rs.3000 per General bed and Rs. 5000 per ICU bed ) was consciously separated from patients’ charge ( consumable items) and sperately caluculated in order to give huge benefit to KIMS. On 8th April, Suresh Mohapatra, the then Development Commissioner wrote a letter to all the Collectors under the subject captioned “ Guidelines for admission of patients and setting claims for COVID Hospitals” that the hospitals shall be reimbursed on per bed day basis irrespective of whether the bed is occupied or not , wherever it is fixed as such. Accordingly a district level committee was constituted to finalise the fixed rental charge ( on per bed per day basis) and expected variable cost for operation of COVID hospitals.
The decision “ per day per bed charge “ whether it is occupied or not” profited private hospitals hugely. The information provided by Odisha Mining Corporation is as follows.
Payment Status of KIMS COVID 19 Hospital
( Provided by Odisha Mining Corporation on 25.3.21 )
|
Month |
Advanced paid and adjusted |
Fixed bed cost in Rs. |
Fixed patient Cost in Rs. |
Total amount in Rs. Settled |
|
April , 20 |
12,35,26,000 |
4,49,58,000 |
18,76,250 |
4,68,34,250 |
|
May, 20 |
|
4,92,90,000 |
37,35,250 |
4,30,25,250 |
|
June, 20 |
|
4,77,00,000 |
1,47,70,500 |
6,24,70,500 |
|
July , 20 |
4,92,48,000 |
4,92,90,000 |
|
4,92,90,000 |
|
August , 20 |
|
4,92,90,000 |
|
4,92,90,000 |
|
September , 20 |
|
4,77,00,000 |
|
4,77,00,000 |
|
October , 20 |
|
4,92,90,000 |
|
4,92,90,000 |
|
Nov, 20 |
|
4,09,50,000 |
|
4,09,50,000 |
|
December, 20 |
|
3,53,40,000 |
|
3,53,40,000 |
|
Total |
17,27,74,000 |
41,38,08,000 |
2,03,82,000 |
43,41,90,000 |
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date – 13.5.21
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