ahmedabad reacting strongly to hospitals who are charging exorbitant sums from covid19 patients deputy cm and health minister nitin patel said that such hospitals will face cancellation of licences patel said that his office will be open for complaints against such hospitals the minister added that following the high courts order the government has revised rates for private hospitals raising it by almost 150 for treating covid19 patients anyone can approach my office for lodging a complaint against such hospitals as per the disaster management act we can issue permanent closure or even take the hospital under government control said patel he added through patients their families and media my department has came to know that a few hospitals are charging exorbitant sum we have taken strong note of this warning such hospitals patel said dont blackmail and exploit emotions of corona positive persons after corona crisis we will take permanent action to cancel their license patel said that he had information that few hospitals had charged rs 30000 a day as room rent we dont have objection for reasonable rates but blackmailing citizens will not be tolerated patel saida few days back ahmedabad municipal corporation amc had fined two hospitals artham hospital in ambawadi area and bodyline hospital in paldi rs 5 lakh each under the epidemic diseases act the amc had warned them that if they fail to deposit this sum the licences will be cancelledunder the revised rates the state government now pays rs 4500 per day for occupied isolation beds and rs 11250 for occupied beds with ventilator facility a ceiling of rs 10000 is fixed for occupied isolation beds and rs 23000 per day for occupied beds with ventilator facility the rates for empty beds remain unchanged the ceiling rates per day for private beds do not include cost of medicine tocilizumab special doctors visiting fee and specialise lab test and dialysis the rates cover two meals breakfast and evening tea with snacks