“Velammal Hospital, Madurai, treats patients with no doctor fee and no admission fee”
What FACTLY found
Regarding the viral claim of no doctor fee and no admission fee, Velammal hospital confirmed to Factly that payment needs to be made. There is no exemption to operation charges, and no 8% discount to medicine bills. However, free medical camps are frequently organised by Velammal Hospital in and around Tamil Nadu
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 May 2022, 113 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.