Patna: Bihar Government had decided to take action against eight doctors for neglecting their duties. Notify that Bihar government had already taken action against four senior officials for Dussehra day stampede in Bihar that claimed 33 lives in Patna.
The action comes two days after Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi visited the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) to meet the stampede victims and found that doctors, including the hospital superintendent, were unavailable.
The Chief Minister was shocked to witness the bad condition of the hospital which was dirty. Following his visit, the health department has decided to take action against the doctors.
Health Minister Ramdhani Singh had ordered the suspension of PMCH Superintendent Lakhendra Prasad, who was not present in the hospital during Manjhi’s surprise visit on Monday night.
The doctors from the surgery, orthopedics and urology departments and four other units in-charge are likely to be transferred, said an official of the health department.
The health official said, “As the health minister has ordered the action against them, the formal notice will be issued any time on Tuesday.”
They also said that the action against the doctors was taken amid Manjhi’s clear stand to punish those who neglect their duties.
Manjhi earlier said, “The doctors were not on duty. I interacted with the stampede victims and other patients. Eighty percent of the prescribed medicines were unavailable and were bought from outside. Only injections are given in the hospital.”
Manjhi said, “I tried to meet and called for the PMCH superintendent, but he was not present in the hospital.”
Bureau Report
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