HC forms panel to probe Maharashtra Hospital Deaths

As many as 31 patients, including 16 infants, died in a span of few days at the Nanded government medical college and hospital in October 2023.

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At the Government Medical College and Hospital at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 18 patients, including infants died between October 2 and 3, 2023.

The government had told the court earlier that there did not seem to be any gross negligence on the part of the hospitals, as they were burdened with a heavy inflow of extremely critical patients from private hospitals and smaller clinics.

On Thursday, the bench said it would be better if a team of medical experts studied the reasons.

"The issue is serious. We do not want it to reoccur. Hence, certain short-term and long-term measures need to be taken," the court said, reports PTI.

The HC set up a committee which includes the secretary of the public health department, directors of the health sciences and medical education department, deans of the state-run J J hospital in Mumbai and the medical college and hospitals at Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts.

"We request the committee to visit the two hospitals...and submit a report on the infrastructure and medical facilities," the court said.

The committee shall submit a report in two months suggesting short-term and long-term measures that could be taken to ensure that such incidents do not take place in future, the court said, posting the matter for further hearing on June 16.

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