Nurses from district hospital Bilaspur demanded from the district administration to provide them security in the hospital compound.
A delegation of Swasthya Karmachari Sangh of District Hospital, Bilaspur led by its President Anju Novrang on Wednesday handed over a memorandum to the Collector and the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Bilaspur, demanding security to the nurses at the hospital.
President of the Sangh, Anju, claimed that the female staff of the hospital face problem in working at the hospital because drunkards often create problems in the hospital.
Two days ago a drunken man created chaos at the hospital. A staff nurse of the hospital said, “Drunkards often come to the hospital and create chaos in the wards. Because of that female staff face problem and they are fear-stricken.”
According to Civil Surgeon of the Bilaspur district hospital, Dr BR Nanda, a letter had been sent to Tarbahar police station to lodge FIR in this connection.
After the incident, member of State Commission for Women Harshita Pandey also visited the district hospital and met the nurses. Harshita Pandey assured all the nurses that the State Commission for Women would take appropriate action in this regard.