FEDERAL GOVT TO SANCTION HOSPITALS THAT TURN DOWN EMERGENCY PATIENTS
The Federal Government has threatened to sue hospitals that decline to treat patients rushed in for emergency treatment.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, issued the warning on Sunday at the “Unlock Grants Award” event in Abuja.
Earlier this year, the Federal Ministry of Health was given a mandate by the House of Representatives to take firm action against hospitals and healthcare facilities that refuse to treat accident or gunshot victims without first obtaining a police report.
Kennedy-Ohanenye, however, said that Federal Government hospitals would henceforth be required to place signs outside their doors that reads: ‘No more rejection of emergency patients’.
The minister who commended Nigerians for the way they are using social media to tackle issues assured government would continue to tackle main issues as they come up you are doing.
