Hospital staff, Cong leader protest suspension of licence of Amethi's Sanjay Gandhi Hospital
Amethi (UP)(PTI): Separate dharnas by Congress leader Deepak Singh and employees of the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital here against the suspension of licence of the facility were held on Wednesday.
While over 400 employees started an indefinite demonstration at the hospital gate on Tuesday, another dharna at the office of the Chief Medical officer by Singh started on Monday.
The Congress leader has received support from the Samajwadi Party and Aam Aadmi Party on the issue.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Awadhesh Sharma said the plea against the health department's decision to suspend the hospital's license will be heard in the high court later in the day
"We hope that the hospital and Amethi will get justice from the court," he said.
The licence of the hospital was suspended on September 17 following the death of a woman, who was admitted there for a minor operation on September 14. Her husband has alleged that she was given an overdose of anaesthesia, which worsened her condition and ultimately led to her death
As the issue took a political turn, Union minister and Amethi MP Smriti Irani had attacked the Congress, saying instead of supporting the family of the deceased, the opposition party was "crying over the loss of their profits".
"A woman dies because of hospital arrangements. Instead of supporting the family of the deceased woman and taking any action against those who killed a patient, Congress is crying over the loss of their profits.
"Is the life of an ordinary citizen of Amethi worth nothing?" Irani, who is MP from Amethi, said in Lucknow on Tuesday while replying to queries from reporters on the issue.
President of the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital Employees Union Sanjay Singh alleged that the hospital has been closed due to "political jealousy".
"More than 400 employees and doctors work in the hospital. Due to the closure of the hospital, all of them became unemployed and everyone was facing a crisis of livelihood," he said.
The hospital is run by the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Trust, Delhi. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson of the trust.
BJP MP Varun Gandhi and Congress state president Ajay Rai had written separate letters to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath respectively, requesting them to reconsider the decision.
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Thumbay Group begins work on Sharjah’s first private integrated psychiatric, rehabilitation hospital
Sharjah: Thumbay Group has laid the foundation stone for the Thumbay Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Hospital at Sharjah Healthcare City, a 120-bed facility that the company says will be the region’s first private, fully integrated hospital dedicated to psychiatric care, neuro-rehabilitation and addiction recovery.
The groundbreaking ceremony was led by Dr. Abdelaziz Saeed Al Mheiri, who is also a member of the Sharjah Executive Council, in the presence of Dr. Thumbay Moideen.
Spread across 110,000 square feet, the hospital is being developed to address growing demand for specialised mental health and rehabilitation services in the UAE and the wider Gulf region.
The facility will include inpatient and outpatient services in psychiatry, neuro-rehabilitation, addiction treatment, child and adolescent mental health, and care for mood and anxiety disorders. It will also feature VIP inpatient villas designed to provide privacy and support long-term recovery.
A mosque, named the Thumbay Masjid, will be constructed within the campus and will be open to the public.
The hospital is being designed to meet standards for Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an internationally recognised accreditation system for rehabilitation facilities.
Speaking at the event, Dr. Abdelaziz Saeed Al Mheiri said the project reflects Sharjah’s commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructure in all aspects of wellbeing.
“Mental health and rehabilitation have long needed dedicated infrastructure, and we are proud to support a private partner whose vision matches the ambition of this Emirate,” he said.
Dr. Thumbay Moideen said the project was a response to a growing need for specialised mental healthcare services in the region.
“We have spent over three decades building healthcare in this region, and the one conversation that has grown louder every year is mental health. Families have been carrying this quietly for too long. This hospital is our answer. It is purpose-built, not retrofitted, and it has been designed around dignity, recovery, and outcomes that families can trust,” he said.
Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2026, and the hospital is expected to become operational by mid-2027.
Once completed, the facility will become part of Thumbay Group’s network of healthcare, education and diagnostic institutions across the UAE.
