The tiff between Naresh Trehan and the management of Fortis Healthcare took a new turn on Saturday, with the latter filing a police case for vandalism against the cardiologist, alleging that he forcibly entered the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre (EHIRC).
Tension simmered when Trehan, who was unceremoniously removed from his administrative post as well as from the panel of doctors by the Fortis management on Friday, was prevented from entering the hospital premises by security guards. He, however, managed to enter with support from relatives of patients under his care.
Yes, we have filed a case against Trehan in Okhla police station for what he did in the morning,” Fortis Hospitals managing director Shivinder Mohan Singh said. “We have terminated his (Trehan’s) administrative powers and have asked him to give up his responsibilities. He ceases to be an executive director at any of the EHIRC institutions,” he told reporters here.
Singh, who holds a majority 90% stake in EHIRC, has, however, denied any move to buy Trehan’s 10% stake in the institution. “We have not asked for his stake in the hospital. He continues to be an investor with EHIRC,” Singh added.
When contacted by FE, Trehan said, “All these are dirty tactics of the Fortis management. As far as the charges of vandalism are concerned, the police officials have already conducted a videography and didn’t find anything. The Delhi High Court has given a stay order in the whole case and has permitted me to serve the patients as usual till August 6, the next date of hearing.” Accusing Fortis of commercialising operations at Escorts, he said, “Heart surgeries at Escorts have gone up to Rs 2.2 lakh from Rs 1.75 lakh two years ago. These corporates are commercialising operations of the institute.”
Dismissing allegations of a conflict of interest between his Medicity project in Gurgaon and Escorts, Trehan said, “Meidicity is at the construction stage and I am not referring any patients there, nor am I not doing job here.” Fortis had cited conflict of interest between the cardiologist’s Medicity project and EHIRC as reason for removing him.
“The whole thing is a case of corporates trying to look down on doctors and patients,” he said and accused Fortis of being commercially driven.
Tension simmered when Trehan, who was unceremoniously removed from his administrative post as well as from the panel of doctors by the Fortis management on Friday, was prevented from entering the hospital premises by security guards. He, however, managed to enter with support from relatives of patients under his care.
Yes, we have filed a case against Trehan in Okhla police station for what he did in the morning,” Fortis Hospitals managing director Shivinder Mohan Singh said. “We have terminated his (Trehan’s) administrative powers and have asked him to give up his responsibilities. He ceases to be an executive director at any of the EHIRC institutions,” he told reporters here.
Singh, who holds a majority 90% stake in EHIRC, has, however, denied any move to buy Trehan’s 10% stake in the institution. “We have not asked for his stake in the hospital. He continues to be an investor with EHIRC,” Singh added.
When contacted by FE, Trehan said, “All these are dirty tactics of the Fortis management. As far as the charges of vandalism are concerned, the police officials have already conducted a videography and didn’t find anything. The Delhi High Court has given a stay order in the whole case and has permitted me to serve the patients as usual till August 6, the next date of hearing.” Accusing Fortis of commercialising operations at Escorts, he said, “Heart surgeries at Escorts have gone up to Rs 2.2 lakh from Rs 1.75 lakh two years ago. These corporates are commercialising operations of the institute.”
Dismissing allegations of a conflict of interest between his Medicity project in Gurgaon and Escorts, Trehan said, “Meidicity is at the construction stage and I am not referring any patients there, nor am I not doing job here.” Fortis had cited conflict of interest between the cardiologist’s Medicity project and EHIRC as reason for removing him.
“The whole thing is a case of corporates trying to look down on doctors and patients,” he said and accused Fortis of being commercially driven.