{"id":4602,"date":"2025-07-09T18:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/07\/09\/shifa-hospital-misinformation-response\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T18:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T18:42:16","slug":"shifa-hospital-misinformation-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/07\/09\/shifa-hospital-misinformation-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifa Hospital Clarifies Misinformation and Reaffirms Ethical Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shifa International Hospitals Limited (SIHL) categorically refuted online allegations that the hospital had retained a deceased patient for seven days, labeling such claims as baseless and misleading. SIHL addressed the misinformation during a recent meeting of the Subcommittee of the National Assembly\u2019s Standing Committee on Health, emphasizing that the remarks had been mistakenly sensationalized by certain media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>A representative from SIHL clarified before the subcommittee that the alleged incident never occurred and stressed that the misconceptions stemmed from an earlier subcommittee session, where a brief reference was taken entirely out of context. &#8220;The committee members themselves acknowledged during our meeting that there was no intention of framing the discussion in the way it appeared in the media,&#8221; stated SIHL&#8217;s spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>SIHL reiterated its absolute commitment to delivering healthcare services that strictly comply with scientific protocols and ethical medical standards. Highlighting the gravity of adhering to both national regulations and internationally recognized medical guidelines, the organization underscored its mission of providing compassionate and high-quality patient care.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson additionally made clear that SIHL reserves the right to initiate legal proceedings against anyone involved in spreading false and defamatory information that undermines the hospital&#8217;s integrity. The healthcare provider emphasized the importance of accuracy, transparency, and accountability in public communications.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, SIHL encouraged members of the media and members of the public with legitimate questions or concerns to reach out directly to the hospital\u2019s Corporate Communications Office to obtain official clarifications and accurate information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shifa International Hospitals Limited (SIHL) categorically refuted online allegations that the hospital had retained a deceased patient for seven days, labeling such claims as baseless and misleading. SIHL addressed the misinformation during a recent meeting of the Subcommittee of the National Assembly\u2019s Standing Committee on Health, emphasizing that the remarks had been mistakenly sensationalized by &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4604,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4602\/revisions\/4604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}