Amid the controversy over some of its staff members being allegedly involved in illegal kidney racket, the management of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital has kept the nephrology department out of bounds for the media.
The Pioneer visited the hospital on Thursday to see the current scenario. Doctors at the hospital claimed that all OPD’s are running smoothly without any panic and fear in the patient. They claimed that renal patients are getting the consultations done by the nephrologists. Visits of people other than the specialists have been curtailed in the nephrology department.
According to a senior official of the Apollo Hospital, strict vigilance has been mounted to monitor the HlA (Human leukocyte Antigen) matching test necessary for renal transplant. All the legal formalities and important documents of the patients and donors are crossed checked for the transplant procedure, said the official.
Meanwhile, sources told The Pioneer that the doctor whose staffer is being interrogated by the Delhi Police already knew that this incident was about to happen and so he proceeded on leave to save his skin. His name has figured prominently during the investigations and he will soon be questioned by the investigating officer.
Sources in the hospital also said that the doctor (nephrologist) whose staffer was involved in running organ trafficking, was on leave for the few days before the incident came into light. “The doctor in question is soon going to join the hospital and Delhi Police will question him,” they added.
While the hospital authorities claimed that only one staffer attached with a doctor has been found to be involved guilty, the Delhi Police has claimed that two staffers of senior nephrologist’s were involved in the organ trafficking. According to the Delhi Police, they have zeroed on the list of 10 doctors from nephrology department who are most likely to be summoned soon to join investigations.