Hospital staff in Mumbai on strike after Corporator misbehaves with CMO
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BJP Corporator found verbally abusing VN Desai Municipal Hospital CMO
A hospital wide strike has broken at the VN Desai Municipal Hospital in Mumbai after a BJP corporator, Mr Mahesh Parker was allegedly found to be misbehaving and abusing the Casualty Medical Officer on duty.
The incident relates one Dr Prashant Yamgaar, the Casualty Medical Officer of VN Desai Municipal Hospital, who refused admission to a known-to of the corporator on the grounds that the patient's vitals were normal yet advised the patient to remain in casualty for observation after starting the necessary treatment. It is alleged that the corporator tried to apply political pressure to get the patient admitted and when that failed, he began verbally abusing the doctor threatening to get the doctor suspended on the grounds of asking for bribes for admission. Hospital staff has also reported that during this incident, the corporator was accompanies by 30-40 people.
A hospital wide strike has broken at the VN Desai Municipal Hospital in Mumbai after a BJP corporator, Mr Mahesh Parker was allegedly found to be misbehaving and abusing the Casualty Medical Officer on duty.
The incident relates one Dr Prashant Yamgaar, the Casualty Medical Officer of VN Desai Municipal Hospital, who refused admission to a known-to of the corporator on the grounds that the patient's vitals were normal yet advised the patient to remain in casualty for observation after starting the necessary treatment. It is alleged that the corporator tried to apply political pressure to get the patient admitted and when that failed, he began verbally abusing the doctor threatening to get the doctor suspended on the grounds of asking for bribes for admission. Hospital staff has also reported that during this incident, the corporator was accompanies by 30-40 people.
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