Clash between house surgeons at Kozhikode Beach Hospital, probe ordered

Kozhikode: Chaos erupted at the Government General Hospital (Beach Hospital) in Kozhikode when a house surgeon was questioned about his late arrival for work, which led to an altercation and later to a conflict with one of his colleagues on Saturday.

Taking note of the inconvenience that the patients had to face due to the quarrel at the hospital, the hospital authorities have formed a committee to probe the matter and action will be taken after the report of the internal investigation committee is received.

The authorities believe that the house surgeons have violated the discipline and this has affected the credibility of the hospital itself. Therefore, strict action will be served to the one responsible for the fight.

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Eyewitnesses said the trouble started around 7 pm on Saturday and lasted for half an hour. The patients and their attendants complained that the treatment was delayed due to the fight.

As per a media report in Onmanorama, there were over 30 patients waiting at the emergency room including those who suffered chest pain, dizziness, leg injury etc. The patient who came with chest pain was transferred to Pinnidu Medical College.

It is reported that the verbal abuse and beating that started in front of the patients in the emergency department continued in the house surgeons' room as well. Later, the scene was calmed down by the arrival of the duty doctor in the emergency department. 

Beach Hospital Pourasamithi general secretary Salam Vellayil informed The Daily "I saw the scuffle between two house surgeons. When the people, who were with the patients tried to intervene, the house surgeons slammed the room's door and switched off the lights."

Meanwhile, no case was registered by the police since no complaint was made either from the house surgeons or from the hospital authorities.

In response to the situation, the hospital authorities said that the incident will be investigated but the treatment of the patients was not delayed. 

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