Apollo Spectra allegedly refuses to treat Male Accident Victim
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Pune: Controversy has surrounded Apollo Spectra Multispeciality Hospital, in Pune after it allegedly refused to treat an accident victim, on the grounds that the patient was a male patient while the hospital was dedicated to woman and child only.
Pune Mirror reports that the incident goes back to Saturday night when one Naveenchandra Shetty,was returning home from work on his two-wheeler. As he neared the hospital at Sadashiv Peth, Shetty lost control of his vehicle, as the front wheel of his scooter hit a pothole and tipped over. Shetty suffered several injuries as he felt directly on his face.
It is reported that two female constables rushed to the help of the patient and took him to Apollo Spectra, waiting outside the emergency for some treatment. However, the police complained that no one came to their help even for basic first aid.
"A member of staff came and told us that it was a hospital meant only for women and children. Apparently, there were only female doctors present and they were refusing to treat the patient," one policewoman told Pune Mirror.
Pune Mirror reports that the incident goes back to Saturday night when one Naveenchandra Shetty,was returning home from work on his two-wheeler. As he neared the hospital at Sadashiv Peth, Shetty lost control of his vehicle, as the front wheel of his scooter hit a pothole and tipped over. Shetty suffered several injuries as he felt directly on his face.
It is reported that two female constables rushed to the help of the patient and took him to Apollo Spectra, waiting outside the emergency for some treatment. However, the police complained that no one came to their help even for basic first aid.
"A member of staff came and told us that it was a hospital meant only for women and children. Apparently, there were only female doctors present and they were refusing to treat the patient," one policewoman told Pune Mirror.
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