Have no words to narrate sequence of events when brother waited for urgent treatment : Dr. Zakir
Rajouri, July 20,:–Within just three days after a patient died in Governement Medical College and Associated Hospital Rajouri following which his family members staged a protest demonstration alleging unavailability of specialist doctor for over five hours, another family of Rajouri put forth a story terming it a ‘nightmare’ when they visited hospital for treatment of their seriously ill family member.
Dr. Zakir Choudhary, a resident of Kheora area of Rajouri issued a press statement counting horror of events when his brother was made to wait for hours for an urgent surgery.
” On 18 July, one of my brother Mohammad Amin was admitted in hospital at 3 PM due to blunt abdomen trauma and clinical investigations were on trial from 3 PM to 8 PM after which the doctors diagnosed perforation in intestine and decided to go for immediate operation.” Dr. Zakir said.
” But when a call was made to anesthesia doctor on call, she refused to come up taking everyone by surprise.” he added.
” We requested her many times but she didn’t agreed till 2 AM and at a time when my entire family was in a helpless state as one of our family member was suffering badly.” Dr. Zakir, patient’s brother said.
” Two consultant surgeon namely Dr. Zakir and Dr. Mansoor were in ready state since 8 PM to conduct life saving surgery but concerned Anasthesia doctor kept on refusing and insisted to refer the patient to GMC Jammu.” Dr. Zakir said.
He claimed to have contacted all seniors of hospital including Medical Superintendent, Principal and others but for no result and even HoD of the department was unavailable to be contacted.
Further recounting the sequence of events of that nightmare kind situation, Dr. Zakir said that they even decided to shift the patient to GMC Jammu at 3 AM but were taken by a surprise as authorities and doctors present on duty informed for unavailability of ambulance.
” After we contacted different quarters and doctors and requested for their intervention to save a precious human life, the said doctor of Anaesthesia agreed to respond to call for emergency and thereafter surgery was conducted.” He said.
” We are not having adequate words to narrate the horrow of that night when we actually came to know why state of affairs in elite GMC Associated Hospital Rajouri are under question mark.” Dr. Zakir further said demanding Lieutenant Governor Administration to change the hospital management and administration with immediate effect and to take all corrective measures for improvement of patient care in hospital and to prevent further deterioration of same.
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