Kozhikode MCH Sexual Assault Case: Chief Nursing Officer, Nursing Superintendent transferred

In November 2023, the Senior Nursing Officer was transferred to the Government Medical College, Idukki following a DME report. It was revealed that she had reported an incident of patient rape in the ICU of the medical college to her superiors, namely the Chief Nursing Officer and the Nursing Superintendent. 

Investigations revealed that the two health professionals failed to appropriately handle the situation following which they were transferred. Nevertheless, the Senior Nursing Officer who was ordered to be transferred sought relief from the tribunal and obtained a two-month stay on her transfer.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported in March 2023 that a woman patient admitted to the post-surgery Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kozhikode Medical College Hospital was allegedly raped by a 55-year-old employee at the hospital on March 18. The victim claimed that the employee exploited her while she was in a semi-conscious state after undergoing thyroid surgery at the medical college hospital. Following this, Health Minister Veena George ordered the director of medical education to conduct a departmental probe into the incident and a three-member committee was constituted. 

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