Accusing the hospital authorities of negligence in treatment of a pregnant woman, some people created commotion outside the office of hospital superintendent of SGRR hospital here on Wednesday. The relatives of the woman alleged that her urinary bladder got damaged during an operation in the hospital.
The enraged family members of the woman have complained to the Director General (DG) health services, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun on the issue.
The complainant, Udaiveer Panwar, a resident of Bindalwala, Naishvilla road said that he had admitted his pregnant wife Beena Panwar on January 23 in the hospital. After the child birth, the doctors advised that the ‘Uterus’ of Beena should be removed as not doing so could become dangerous for her in near future. Panwar added after consent of the family, the doctors removed the Uterus but during the operation the doctors damaged the urinary bladder. The damage to the bladder resulted in spread of the infection. He alleged that in last some moths he had to admit his wife many times in the hospital. Panwar said that in name of treatment the hospital has charged thousands of rupees from him. He claimed that the hospital staff is blaming one another for the negligence. Panwar said the infection has spread and could damage other vital organs of his wife.
When contacted the Senior PRO of the SGRR hospital and medical college, Bhupendra Raturi said that a complaint about negligence in treatment has been received at the office of Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Vinay Rai. He said that the MS has set up an inquiry committee to investigate the charges of the complainant. Raturi said that the MS has directed the committee to submit its report within two days. He added that necessary action based on the findings of the committee would be taken.