Mohali, Sept. 29 -- Punjab's healthcare system faces renewed scrutiny following a viral video by Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, accusing Mohali's Max Super Speciality Hospital of prioritizing profits over patient care. The footage, shared on social media, shows Bains confronting hospital staff over empty emergency beds while ambulances waited outside with distressed patients.
Bains, who visited the facility after a relative's distress call, alleged "gross negligence" in handling a 60-year-old patient readmitted with complications after discharge on September 22. "A woman from Himachal's Hamirpur was kept waiting 20-25 minutes in an ambulance despite available beds," he stated, vowing to raise the issue with Health Minister Vijay Si...