The MGM Medical College Hospital is in news again for bad reasons. Over 60 infants have died in the month of July this year which prompted the State Health Department to constitute a probe team for finding out the facts.
The four-member probe team headed by Director-in-Chief, Health Department Dr Sumant Mishra had visited the state-run hospital's pediatric department on Friday following a complaint registered by a Jamshedpur-based human rights body Jharkhand Human Rights Conference that 60 infants had died at the hospital in the month of July.
The team, which also comprised director medical education AN Mishra, Regional Deputy Director (Kolhan) HS Barwar and East Singhbhum Civil Surgeon KC Munda had left for Ranchi after the probe.
KC Munda, one of the probe team members, confirmed that 60 deaths took place in the month of July. “We have gathered information and are carrying study. Most of the infants died due to malnutrition and they were admitted to MGM Medical College and Hospital after their birth in hospitals of other places like Chaibasa and Seraikela. Such infants also belonged to hospitals in bordering areas of Bengal and Odisha,” said Munda.
The probe team member ruled out any death due to lack of oxygen and said that the report would be submitted to the State Health Department.
Superintendent of MGM Medical College Hospital Bhartendu Bhushan said that deaths of 60 new born babies took place in the month of July. According to him, comparatively a sizeable number of new born babies were admitted to the hospital with post-natal complications in that month.
“Of 60 deaths, 12 new babies who died were born in our hospital and they died due to post-natal complications as well as malnutrition,” he said.
MGM Medical College and Hospital is a government hospital with the facility of 540 beds. Everyday around 1000 patients come here for treatment. It may be mentioned that State Government governed Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital, is an Indian medical school established in 1964. It is situated in the outskirts of Jamshedpur near Dimna. The college's hospital is located in Sakchi.