The Causality Medical Officer of Employees’ State Insurance corporation (ESIC) Hospital of Noida, Dr Pankaj Kumar, was beaten up by a mob after a woman suffering from dengue died in the hospital on Wednesday night, said sources. The angry mob also blocked the road and pelted stones on vehicles on Thursday morning, they said.
Around 70 doctors and 300 medial supporting staff protested due to which medical services remained affected for four hours. Heavy police forces have been deployed in the hospital to avoid any further untoward incident, according to sources.
Police said the deceased Bholi Devi (45) of Dadari, suffering from dengue hemorrhage fever, was admitted in ESI Hospital on Wednesday afternoon and later died at 9 pm. Police said the attendants of the patients lost patience and beat up a doctor for medical negligence.
Director of Medical, ESI Hospital Dr Neelima said, “Patient was already in a critical phase of dengue hemorrhage fever. She was well during treatment but later her condition deteriorated and she died. We made all efforts to save the patient, but the incident was really shocking for us. How will any doctor work in this situationIJ”
Patient’s attendant,
however, accused doctors of negligence and of not
referring the patient to another hospital if her condition was critical.
“We have deployed force in the hospital. We are trying to identify people with the help of CCTV footage,” said Anup Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Noida. An FIR has been lodged against patient’s attendant and unknown people in Sector-24 police station. Investigation is
underway. to get to the depth of the story, according to police officials.