Four doctors of the Puri District Headquarters Hospital resigned on Thursday citing the reason of lack of security for physicians at the health centre after some relatives of a patient, who died at the hospital on Wednesday night, locked the main gate of the hospital on Thursdaymorning.
One Nabakishore Jena of Batagaon had been admitted to the hospital on Wednesday night as he complained of chest pain. Though doctors declared him brought dead, the family members of the deceased alleged that he died due to negligence in treatment at the hospital.
The irate kin of Jena ransacked the hospital by smashing chairs, tables, computers, ACs, lights and oxygen cylinders and allegedly manhandled the doctors.
Police reached the hospital and took the situation under control.
“The patient wasn’t attended by anyone for half an hour, following which he died,” a relative of the deceased alleged.
An official said, “Nabakishore Jena was received dead at the hospital. Dr RK Ghadei examined the patient properly and declared him dead. The family members of the patient ransacked the hospital in a fit of rage. They also manhandled doctors and drivers of the hospital. If such incidents keep on taking place at the hospital, doctors wouldn’t show interest to work here.”
“Investigation into the matter is on. An unnatural death case has been registered into the incident. We will examine CCTV footages to identify the persons involved in ransacking the hospital and action will be taken as per law,” a police official said.
later, the agitating doctors withdrew their stir after Puri SP Sarthak Sarangi assured round-the-clock security to them at the DHH.
“A dedicated police SI has been posted at the DHH. I explained the doctors about the steps taken by the police. The doctors were convinced,” said Sarangi.