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Trehan stays away from work

Staff Reporter

Naresh Trehan

NEW DELHI: Ousted physicians from the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Limited (EHIRCL) cardiologist Naresh Trehan and his close associate senior colleague Yatin Mehta, Director of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, on Wednesday chose to stay away from work citing "stressful environment not conducive to patient treatment" as the reason.

Both the physicians were asked to relinquishes their posts this past Friday after Managing Director of EHIRCL and Fortis Healthcare Limited Shivinder Mohan Singh claimed that Dr. Trehan's "conflict of interest in his own multi-crore Medicity project was adversely affecting his performance at EHIRCL".

"We have decided to stay away because the atmosphere at the hospital is obstructive and it is difficult to work there. We are forced to take on a lot of stress and we don't want the patients to suffer on any count. We have had to fight our way into the hospital as we were refused entry. This is no way to treat physicians who are working at the hospital and taking care of critically ill patients coming here from all over the world. Work has been disrupted due to the excessive pressure that has been put on us,'' said Dr. Mehta.

High Court moved

Noted cardiologist Naresh Trehan of the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Limited (EHIRCL) here on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking his impleadment in a suit of 2005 seeking restoration of the Institute to its original status of a charitable trust.

Dr. Trehan's application came up for hearing before Justice Gita Mittal but she posted it for Thursday citing paucity of time.

Meanwhile, supporters of Dr. Trehan moved a separate application seeking constitution of a court committee to oversee the running of the EHIRCL till the matter pending before it was decided.

They alleged that the Institute's management was not implementing the orders of the Court passed last Friday. They further stated that the management was not permitting Dr. Trehan to treat new patients.

The High Court had granted Dr. Trehan free access to the Institute to treat his patients.

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