The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Lab Aid Hospital authority yesterday at a press conference denied all allegations made recently by a number of relatives of victims, who allegedly suffered or died due to neglect of duties or wrong treatment given by the doctors of the hospital.

Managing Director of Lab Aid Hospital Dr AM Shamim begged apology for the circumstances leading to the cancellation of a press conference organised by a child's father at Dhaka Reporters Unity recently.

While facing a barrage of questions from the journalists present at the conference, he said, "Is there anybody among you (journalists) who will support me now?"

The press conference was held at a city hotel organised by Lab Aid Cardiac Hospital.

Brig Gen (Retd) Dr Manzur A Molla, Chief Administrator of Lab Aid Hospital, read out an eight-page written statement at the briefing.

Dr Shamim denied any allegation against the treatment facilities of the hospital and said, "Lab Aid is not running its business in the name of giving treatment to the patients at reasonable cost. We are trying to give better treatment to our patients."

He also denied that doctors of the hospital have failed to treat critical patients.

The hospital authority said any death that occurred in the hospital, was due to bringing of patients so late that the hospital authority had nothing to do at the eleventh hour.

While replying to another question, Dr Shamim said the hospital authority has been paying income tax to the government regularly.