The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Dehradun has given a time of ten days for report submission to the team of doctors constituted to look into the allegation of negligence against the doctors of Max hospital here. Following the lodging of an FIR against two doctors of Max hospital by Bhagirathi Rawat, wife of additional Commissioner Garhwal, Harak Singh Rawat, the police had sought a report from the CMO Dehradun. The CMO Dr Y S Thapliyal constituted an inquiry team consisting of five doctors to look in the matter and submit a factual report.
The CMO Dr Thapliyal told The Pioneer that the committee would submit its report within ten days. The team consists of senior doctors from the associated hospital of Government Doon Medical College (DGMC). The members of the team are Dr K C Pant (Physician), Dr R K Tamta (Surgeon), Dr Chetan Giroti and Dr S K Gupta both Orthopedic surgeons and Dr Pankak Sharma (Anesthetist).
Recently the Additional Commissioner of Garhwal Rawat held a press conference in which he blamed the Max hospital for gross negligence in treatment of his son Rahul. According to Rawat his son was taken to the famed private hospital following a knee injury. He alleged that his son caught infection during treatment following which the doctors advised a laser surgery. In this surgery instead of mending the injured Patella, the doctors broke it, Rawat blamed.
The Max hospital however denied the charges of negligence in treatment of the son of the officer.