Attendants of newborn beat duty doctors in protest against lack of facilities at PMCH

Patna: In yet another case of violence against medical practitioners, two junior doctors, who were on duty sustained injuries after attendants of a newborn allegedly attacked them while protesting lack of proper medical proper facilities at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on Thursday.

The assault took place around 12.30 AM when the attendants of the newborn attacked the doctors who were present in the outpatient department.

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According to PMCH principal Dr V P Choudhary, the two doctors from the paediatrics department got head injuries and they were immediately taken to the central emergency unit of the hospital for treatment. He said, "Their condition is stable now."

The principal stated that the attendants abused and assaulted the doctors on duty. Choudhary added that, "The incident sparked tension at the hospital. However, we succeeded in calming down the doctors, staff and all the attendants."

A complaint was later filed with the police by the unit head of the PMCH paediatrics department, reports Times of India

Dr Kundan Suman, president of Junior Doctors Association (JDA)- Bihar mentioned that the attendants of the newborn baby came to the OPD and started a ruckus alleging the lack of proper facilities in the hospital. He said, "Attendants of other patients came out in support of the doctors and counterattacked the troublemakers. It created a noisy scene at the hospital."

Dr Suman said that the JDA has asked the PMCH administration to make sure that such incidents do not get repeated in the future. He added, "We want stern action against those involved in the attack."

Dr Ajay Kumar, acting president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA)-Bihar condemned the incident and said that it was unfortunate that the doctors said that the police should take a strict action against those who assaulted the junior doctors.

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