Dear all,

ECHS Website is working on this link… meanwhile issues with @gov.in are being resolved.

https://echs.pctiltd.com

To find the Empaneled hospital go the link given below, select Region on the top and then click “Submit” at the bottom of the page
• https://www.echsbpa.utiitsl.com/ECHS/HospitalCriteria.jsp
• https://www.echsbpa.utiitsl.com/ECHS/HospitalCriteria.jsp

IMPORTANT ADVISORY – ECHS
( BY COL SRIKANTHA)

Just now I got a call from one civilian friend of one of the members of this gp saying he has been brought to an EH in Bangalore ( i am not revealing the details please)
The EH is saying that they do not have a bed so they cannot admit him but will be treated as OPD,& they have to pay.
When I tried to advise them to speak to OIC PC & RC, he is not able to understand nor his wife is in a state of mind to understand. He wants me to speak to Army authorities & sort out the issue.
It is not that i cannot speak to someone & help.
The problem is that the veterans are not able make the NOK understand that they must know & have the contact details of the OIC PC & RC to whom they should contact in such a situation if the EHs are creating such problems.

Firstly the NOK and the family must know the contact details of OIC PC, DIR RC and JD HS of RC, must know the tele phone numbers of the EHs and also the list of EHs both in their mobile and and also in their note book so that they can first call the EH and find out if they are treating the ECHS Card holder and then only take the patient to the EH. the advantge is that the patient’s condition does not deterorate during the journey and waiting at the hospital and the other advantage is that the EHs will know that a patient with a particular ailment is reaching and necessary info can be given to the concerned specialist. During covid many hospitals did not have beds and many veterans have gone around one hospital to another through out the night and few have perished due to travel from home to many EHs. If ther is any problem with the EHs, after reaching there, they must seak to the billing section of the EH who deals with ECHS and he can also give the contact details of the concerned OIC PC and RC. A civilan with out the knowledge of army or ECHS is no use to sort out this issue. all veteran and familes must have the ECHS app in their mobile to take out the contact details in any emergency and be able to understand the procedures and whom to contact in such a situation. Most of the wifes may not like to listen and understad this issue as most of them feel that if they understand about the pension, actions to be taken on demise of the ESM etc the ESM will not live long or he will die very soon. This mind set has to change and they must understand the system and know how to handle. In any case few of us are there to help which is a separate issue.

Col. Srikantha