Ruckus outside hospital after patient’s death

Sukhmeet Bhasin

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Tribune News Service

Bathinda, June 2

Chaos was witnessed after a patient died today at Indrani Hospital in the city.

Relatives of the deceased and residents of Machana village blocked the Namdev road outside the hospital.

The situation became tensed when Indian Medical Association (IMA), Bathinda branch, came out in support of the doctors and staged a protest on the Bhatti road, demanding registration of case for creating ruckus outside the Hospital.

A posse of police personnel reached the spot.

As per information, Rani Kaur (48), a resident of Machana village, was admitted to Indrani Hospital on May 31 under Bhagat Puran Sehat Sewa Scheme for elective surgery (hysterectomy).

Yesterday, the surgery was conducted and there were no issues but suddenly, this morning around 4 am, the patient’s condition started deteriorating and she died.

Angry relatives alleged that the death was due to the negligence of the doctor.

Villagers also reached the spot and joined the protest. They demanded registration of a case against the doctor.

Later, the chemists’ association and association for the laboratories also came out in support of the doctor.

Bathinda president of the Indian Medical Association Dr Kuldeep Mangla said under the influence of bad elements, the relatives of the deceased made allegations against the doctor.

They are demanding action against the doctor along with Rs 20 lakh as compensation despite the fact that right treatment was given by the doctor, he added.

Dr Kuldeep Mangla said it was wrong to stage protest and blackmail doctors.

He said as per law, nobody could stage protest outside the hospital and if anyone did so, he could be jailed for one year and fined as well.

SHO at the Civil Lines police station Balraj Singh said the police would take action after going through the post-mortem report, which was being done by a board of doctors.

Hospital refutes allegations

Indrani Hospital, refuting the allegations of negligence, said the patient named Rani Kaur was admitted to the hospital on May 31 under the Bhagat Puran Sehat Sewa Scheme for elective surgery (hysterectomy) and no payment was taken from the patient.

The pre-operative investigations were done and the patient was fit for surgery.

On June 1, a surgery was done by Dr Sangeeta Aggarwal (MD Gyn).

There were no complications during the intra-operative and post-operative phases. The consent was taken before the surgery.

The surgery was successfully done and the patient was shifted for further observation and care, the hospital management said.

But after 16 hours of surgery, around 4 am, there was a phone call from the hospital to doctor that patient was not feeling well.

Immediately Dr Atin Gupta reached the hospital and gave the required treatment.

Soon Dr Sangeeta Aggarwal also came but in spite of intensive treatment, the patient could not be revived, they added.