Chaos at Dhanbad hospital after 3 Covid patients die
Families allege medical negligence, doctors flee, treatment records go missing
The coal town’s Pragati Nursing Home witnessed an upheaval caused by relatives of three deceased Covid patients alleging medical negligence in their treatment.
The doctors and staff of the hospital have fled since the incident. This is the second time an incident like this is being reported from the same hospital.
The hospital, having a 30 bed Covid treatment facility, is among the 20 private hospitals of the district which have been allowed private treatment besides the eight government run facilities.
The son of one of the deceased patients, Arun Kumar Upadhayay, said his father was being treated in the general ward despite being Covid positive and was suffering from typhoid and a lung infection. After his death, the hospital claimed Arun Kumar tested negative for the virus.
“My brother was admitted in the hospital three days ago due to Covid infection and his condition started deteriorating since the morning after he was administered four different injections,” said Arun Kumar’s brother.
“We have serious doubt that my brother’s condition deteriorated due to injection and our doubt has also been based on the fact that his medical file is missing from the hospital along with the doctors and staff,” he said.
Chanda Kar, a resident of Shalimar in Jharia, also charged the hospital management of negligence leading to the death of her husband. She accused the hospital of misplacing the medical file related to his treatment.
The OC of Saraidhela police station, Kishor Tirkey, said, “The family members of the deceased patients are accusing the hospital of medical negligence but we can only reach any conclusion after interacting with the hospital authorities.”