Taking a serious note over the death of three infants at the SN Medical college hospital in Agra Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav suspended the Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) and head of the Pediatrics department with immediate effect and transferred the principal of the medical college.
The axe fell on CMS Dr Himanshu Yadav and Head, Department of Pediatrics Dr Rajeshwar Dayal. Chief Minister has also ordered shifting of Principal of the S N Medical Dr A K Agarwal. Dr SK Garg has been made new principal.
Government spokesman said in a statement issued here on Wednesday that action was initiated following a probe ordered by the CM in the incident in which three children were found dead in the neo-natal ward.
“The CMS and Head of the Pediatrics department were found guilty of neglecting their responsibility and thus action was initiated against them,” he said.
Three children died of heat and suffocation in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the S.N. Medical College and Hospital following a power cut for many hours. The parents said the ventilators stopped working following the power cut. They alleged that the hospital has generator facility but the staff did not turn it on.
Some of the attendants said that for nearly eight hours there was no light in the emergency ward. Parents, doctors and other staff came out in the open while the patients suffered.