Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme [ECHS] Complaints & Reviews

Dear All
I admitted my patient to ECHS empanelled hospital with ECHS referral and cost approval.
But on the previous night of surgery doctor asked me upfront payment towards cost of surgery ( 4.0 lacs).
And he assured to return it when his bill will be passed by echs.

Looking towards seriousness of patient , i negotiated and settle the doc on 2.0 lacs.

By the grace of god now my patient is...

SIR,

I am an ex serviceman, who has retired from Airforce. I happened to visit Echs poly clinic in Yelahanka Airforce station.The treatment which I received was very painful mentally.The rude behavior of the doctor mrs.RAmani was very unfortunate. When I have enquired about this to my friends near the area, they were all with same opinion.I request the authorities to do the needful and may examine her competitiveness....

i m noor. my complains are mentioned above. my experience of vineeta hospital was not good. worst quality of generic drugs, untrend staff even i.c u technitian was illiterate.a patient was suffring from anemia and need blood blood transfusion, was not discharged even after request after 10 days. when he was discharged he did not get discharg card, it was provided me after 5 days mentioned same date. during this period he was at his home.a...

SIR, MY DOD WAS 30 SEP 10. BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY ECHS CARD APPLICATION OR ECHS CARD. I AM UNDER REGULAR TREATMENT. I AM IN NEED OF THIS CARD, PLEASE SEND IT TO ME AT MY MENTIONED (FORM) ADDRESS.
740307 EX.SGT GJ TANWAR
02 OCT 10...

Hi,

I am now 26 years old. Till now, I was not having any problem. Right now, I need to admit to any hospital. An officer told me that as you are dependent hence, your card gets expired when you cross 25 years age. Is that true? If it is then is there any way I can be benefited by any of the ECHS schemes. My father rank was Warrant officer (IAF).

Please someone respond asap. Thanks in advance...

Respected sir,

My mother is a cancer patient and my father has brain ham rage (He always for got many things up to his home address). We have operated the cancer tumor in private hospital. Before operation we have made ECHS card. Now the time of Chemotherapy. It is the costlier affair. we have plane to proceed through ECHS. When i reach the ECHS Amritsar and Ludhiana with my father the Behavior of the ECHS staff and the officer...

My father ( Ex sgt. Ramgopal Pareek , reg. no. 97528 , 64 yrs. Old ) admitted through ECHS Jaipur to S.K. soni hospital for MVR & CABG , operation done on 07.06.10 but he was not well after surgery even then after 16 day he was discharge in sick condition , doctor said that if stay more there are more chances of cross infection , but on the night of discharge day (23.06.10 ) my father became serious & feel fever , continuous latrine...

SIR,
i am doing BE ., in namakkal. i am one of the member in echs. i take treatment in this hospital.they did not give tablets for the hole month.they give local purchase only for 15 days. if i went after 15 days means they ask to come after one month. pls take action regarding this
thanking u...

Sir,
Yesterday i met Sh. Santokh Singh 81 yrs. retired Subedar suffering from CANCER was not being entertained for Test at Chandigarh Clinical Laboratries Ltd. Chandigarh Sector 15 due to non-visibility of his CARD Code No. at 8 a.m.
I will request to the authority to either emborse these numbers on the cards or put the list online alongwith their essencial information so that they could not be harrased at the time of treatment.br...

Dear sir

i am sorry to inform you that there is no care in silver oaks hospital mohali for army person.

they take heavy money from govt. for treating army person but actualy there is no care.

so my request is to cancel empanelment of silver oaks hospital so that no army person died due to non care my brother died in hospital.

regards

gurvinder...

"Sir,

My self Rajeshkumar Chauhan ECHS member,

Generally I observed that patients are visited the ECHC clinic face lot prob from ECHS clinic to further refer MH, civil hosp & back to ECHS clinic.

My experience with ECHS Ahmedabad

Visited ECHS, checked and refer to MH for surgical SPL
Find Ambulance but not availabe as knew that under repair.
I made local...

I Ex-Sgt Sunil D. Gondkar is suffering from Diabetes Mallitus, Hypertension CAD and Osteo-Arthritis in both the knees, since last 10 years. I am undergoing mediacal attention at ECHS Mumbai – Upnagar naval Hospital, Powai.since 28.01.2008.

However, as usual on 23.03.09, I approached the said hospital for monthly review. To my utter shock, Mr. S.P Dhyani LT. Commander (Retd.) Officer I/c Mumbai Upnagar Powai. He cited...

Sir, Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme is seen non-effective for most of the intentors because of following reasons:-
1. Referral by the concerned Poly Clinic is necessary. Those who are staying about 20 to 50 km away from registered Poly Clinic, will never travel so long to treat their illness; especially specilized medical services are available at their door steps.
2. With experience, the Poly Clinic(s) and/or even...

sir,
im a son of ex service man living in bareilly up
here all the officials appointed by the government are not taking care of the people but they are adding up to their pains just because of the commision or what ever the reasons might be they are sending the patients to a hospital 15 km away n out of city if a single test is to be done they reffer to that hospital.
their are many patients who do not live in bareilly...

Sir,

I am a retired defense personnel undergone kidney transplant and now I am a ECHS member drawing my transplant medicine from ECHS (Nerul) Navi Mumbai as the transplant medicines are costly, I have not been issued the same since last many months, as they are life saving medicine for me I had to procure same from civil which is difficult for me to afford, I just want to know why the medicines are not issued even when they...

Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme(ECHS), under the Min of Defence, Govt of india has came into existence since Mar 2004. Till today there has been no EPF deduction made from the employees salary. We would like to know why the employer is not deducting the EPF contribution from our salary and deopsiting in the EPF Account of the respective employees....