70-year-old patient dies after alleged treatment delay at KGMU

Lucknow: A 70-year-old patient reportedly died after being denied urgent medical care due to the unavailability of an oxygen-equipped bed at King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow. The family alleges that they spent several hours outside the hospital waiting for treatment, but were ultimately forced to return to a private facility where the man eventually passed away.

The patient, a resident of Sarojini Nagar, was taken to a private hospital on Thursday evening after he began experiencing severe breathing difficulties. Doctors initially stabilised him with oxygen support but soon referred him to King George's Medical University (KGMU) for more advanced care as his condition deteriorated.

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According to the patient’s son-in-law, the family rushed him to the trauma centre at KGMU, hoping for urgent care and admission. But instead of swift action, they were met with repeated delays. He alleged that the family waited for nearly four hours with the patient lying on a stretcher, struggling to breathe. Despite multiple pleas, no doctor attended to him, and oxygen support was not provided. He said, "The staff kept telling us no beds were available. No one even came to check on him.