Bihar: Hospital superintendent sacked over gross negligence at Covid-19 ward
Patna: Taking note of serious gross negligence on the part of the superintendent in the management of the COVID ward, the Principal Secretary of the Bihar Health Department, Pratyaya Amrit, has removed the superintendent of Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH) at Bhagalpur.
The Principal Health Secretary has given the responsibility of the superintendent upon Dr Aseem Kumar Das, deputy superintendent, meanwhile, Departmental Proceedings have been initiated against the former superintendent.
As per the latest media report by the Times of India, the order came after Amrit made a surprise visit to the hospital to review its arrangements for Covid-19 patients considering the rapid increase in the numbers of newly infected patients.
However, upon arriving at the hospital, the Health Secretary was shocked to see the attendants of some of the Covid patients present in the isolation ward without wearing even PPE. Mentioning that those attendants could be 'super spreaders' of coronavirus and they could infect their families and the neighbourhood, Pratyaya Amrit told TOI, "It was disturbing and surprising and showed gross negligence on the part of the superintendent in the management of Covid ward."
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