GMCH Infant Death: CM Sarma vows action, says Principal will not be transferred
Infant Death at GMCH
Guwahati: Following a tragic incident at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where a four-day-old infant died under suspicious circumstances in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has assured that strict action will be taken against those found responsible. However, he clarified that the hospital’s principal will not be transferred.
The incident occurred on Monday and has deeply shocked the public. The infant born on August 15 and admitted to the NICU for infection and jaundice was found hanging from the wires of a medical equipment. One nurse has since been arrested for alleged negligence.
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According to the TOI, "I saw with my own eyes that negligence was there. A child died. The nurses are themselves mothers, and they can understand the pain of losing a child even more than I can," the CM said when asked about GMCH nurses protesting against the arrest of their colleague. He added that the three-member probe committee formed by the government will submit its report within a day or two.
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