Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reportedly slapped a total fine of Rs 503 crore on Escort Heart Institute & Research Centre (EHIRCL), a subsidiary of Fortis Healthcare, for non-compliance of conditions of land allotment lease. Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had granted the land to the hospital on the condition that it would provide free treatment to 25 per cent of its patients. However, in 2005, the company contested that just 10 per cent of the seven acres of land was granted with this condition.
Fortis Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery service provider in Asia. The healthcare verticals of the company span primary care, diagnostics, day care speciality and hospitals, with a healthcare network spanning 9 countries.