Gynaecologist dismissed for diverting patients to private hospitals

In a meeting held on Wednesday with officials from the Health Department in Sangareddy, including Government General Hospital Superintendent Dr. Anil Kumar, the Collector announced that maternal and infant mortality rates in the district have decreased by 50 percent this year compared to last year. 

She urged doctors at local hospitals to manage low-risk pregnancy cases at their facilities, while advising them to refer high-risk cases to district hospitals after consulting with district hospital doctors. 

Kranthi also suggested that the ASHA workers and ANMs constantly monitor pregnant women in their respective purview by offering constant guidance.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that a 30-year-old pregnant woman passed away during labor following a referral from Pudukkottai Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) to Thoothukudi Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). This incident has sparked widespread protests and raised serious concerns over medical negligence.

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