Big Salute: Doctor Carries Pregnant Woman on Cot for 12 kms to PHC

Dr Hota informed that post-delivery, the woman had developed Grade III placenta previa, an obstetric complication where the placenta is inserted partially or wholly in the lower uterine segment. “She also had suffered haemorrhages while blood pressure dipped along with pulse rate. Mortality is high in such conditions. ” he stated

Soon after, the villagers refused to carry the woman to the hospital, Dr Hota and the woman's husband carried her on a cot for approximately 12 kms.

The condition of the woman and the newborn is said to be now stable after medical care and treatment at the hospital.

Tough Terrain. Tougher Doctor!

Indian Express rights that the region where Dr Hota practices is one of the most backward regions of Odisha, having inhospitable terrains of Chitrakonda. The village where the woman patient was, Sarigeta, having a population of 250, is 250 kms away from the nearest CHC, with the nearest PHC being, Papulur PHC (New),where the doctor is currently posted. The daily adds that the there is no proper drinking water facility, toilet and round-the-clock electricity supply at the PHC. Though the health unit is supplied with an inverter, the doctor used to save the energy for exigencies. He stays in a room inside the hospital as there is no doctor’s quarters.

But even the toughest terrain, and absence of amenities are not to keep this doctor from his duties. His commitment to his patients is so high, that when he was being shifted here from his previous posting at Sudvela CHC ( his home district), the locals of the area, gheraoed the hospital protesting his transfer. The doctor.