A seven year old road accident victim girl died in the sub divisional hospital Hussainabad for want of medical oxygen on the night of Wednesday June 4.
Sources said there was no medical oxygen manifold in the user terminal.
Further the multiple lakh worth pressure swing adsorption plant commonly known as medical oxygen plant is lying dead in the sub divisional hospital Hussainabad over the last many months.
This newspaper had carried this story only last week.
Again the ambulance driver who was to rush this critically injured road accident victim girl to the higher centre had taken with him the key of the ambulance leaving the ambulance abandoned in the premise of the sub divisional hospital Hussainabad.
Irate locals and kins of the deceased girl locked the sub divisional hospital Hussainabad for some hours at night.
Early morning Thursday there was a massive road blockade.
Sources said following intervention of the civil and police officials the road blockade was lifted but was again enforced with tyres burning in the road when the report last came in.
Civil surgeon Palamu Dr Anil Kumar speaking to this correspondent said on Thursday June 5 "This allegation of non availability of the medical oxygen has reached us. It's a very serious issue."
"The pressure swing adsorption plant is idle. It's non functional. The Kolkata based engineer is repeatedly asked to come to set this plant functional but the engineer is dilly dallying our SoS." added the civil surgeon.
Specifically asked whether there was any medical oxygen in the manifold or in the bedside oxygen cylinder, the civil surgeon said "Initial reports said there was no oxygen made available to this girl."
Again pestered if the ambulance driver leaving behind the ambulance was off with the ambulance key to which the civil surgeon said "Initial reports said the ambulance driver played foul. He had abandoned his ambulance and had disappeared from the hospital with the key of the ambulance."
On actions civil surgeon said"If the erring personnel managing medical oxygen is any outsourcing agency personnel then he is to be terminated on the spot."
"But if the personnel is a contractual one then only under the order of the DC the contractual person too is to be axed" explained the civil surgeon.
Termination is not the only thing. The erring ones will be charged under the suitable sections of the BNS, reiterated the civil surgeon.
Sources said the doctor on duty between 7 pm and 8 pm was found absent.
Civil surgeon admitted he too had got this allegation of doctor on duty absent when the injured were rushed to the sub divisional hospital Hussainabad.
"I have pushed off for the sub divisional hospital Hussainabad leaving the central peace committee meeting unattended under permission of the DC. I will investigate the matter and recommend stringent actions." reiterated the civil surgeon.
He hinted at "If need be, the medical officer in charge of this hospital will be replaced in consultation with the senior health officials of the state government."
DC Palamu Sameera S has directed the civil surgeon to look into this case in all seriousness and promptness.
On Wednesday evening a family of four of Binod Sao, on a bike, had a head on collision with a car at Chhouwa Chatan in which Binod died on the spot while three others injured including the girl were brought to the sub divisional hospital Hussainabad where for want of medical oxygen the girl died.
The remaining survivors, two in number, are admitted to the MMCH Daltonganj.