{"id":7897,"date":"2026-07-21T13:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7897"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:31:51","slug":"hospitals-are-institutions-of-healing-not-detention-safdarjung-aiims-doctors-write-to-president-over-wangchuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7897","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hospitals are institutions of healing, not detention&#8217;: Safdarjung, AIIMS doctors write to President over Wangchuk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/hospitals-are-institutions-of-healing-not-detention-safdarjung-aiims-doctors-write-to-president-over-wangchuk\/articleshow\/132531545.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/132531545.cms\" \/><\/a>Resident doctors&#8217; associations have urged President Murmu to protect patient rights. 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