The administration of Doon women hospital has refuted the allegation of negligence in the death of a pregnant woman on Wednesday. The family members of the woman created ruckus in the hospital after her death and accused the hospital staff for negligence. Adhoiwala, Dehradun resident 36—year—old Ayesha Banu was admitted in the hospital on February, on Wednesday she died in the labour room.
The Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of Doon women hospital Dr Chandra Pant told The Pioneer that Ayesha was having problem of leakage of amniotic fluid, she needed an immediate operation to remove the baby but her family members did not gave their consent for operation. Dr Pant said that the woman had sudden embolism due to which the doctors could not save her. She claimed that the charge of the family members that doctors were not present in the labour room is not correct.
The CMS said that the hospital staff was manhandled by the relatives of the patient. Hospital anesthetist Dr Dinesh Semwal told this correspondent that he was on his duty when a big commotion occurred and in the ensuing melee some of the family members of the patient beat him. He has lodged a written complaint in the concerning police station.
Anger is simmering in the doctors of Doon group of hospitals on the issue of manhandling of their colleague. The district President of Provincial Medical Health Service (PMHS) Dr N S Khatri said that the government should ensure safety of the doctors in the hospital. He said that the association would not tolerate such incidences. Meanwhile the state health minister Surendra Singh Negi inquired about the incident and directed senior officials of health department to take immediate punitive action against the doctors, if the charges of negligence leveled by the family members of deceased are correct.