Rajasthan doctor removes Right Kidney instead of left, Hospital Registration cancelled

Jaipur: A doctor at a private hospital in Jhunjhunu district has allegedly removed the healthy left kidney of a patient instead of the right kidney, which was affected by kidney stones. In response, the Rajasthan government cancelled the registration of the hospital with immediate effect.  

The incident took place at the Dhankar Hospital in Jhunjhunu on May 15. When the condition of the patient deteriorated, the hospital referred her to the Government-run SMS Hospital in Jaipur.

The 30-year-old woman, identified as Eid Bano of Nua village, had been suffering from kidney stones, due to which she decided to visit the Dhankar Hospital to get them removed.

Rajasthan government issued orders to cancel the registration of a private hospital in Jhunjhunu where healthy kidney of a patient was removed during a surgery, officials said on Tuesday. 

According to a PTI report, The government will take further action against the hospital, which could also be an FIR, following an inquiry, they said.

The healthy left kidney of a patient at Dhankar Hospital in Jhunjhunu was taken out, instead of the right kidney on May 15. Later she was taken to a hospital in Jaipur where doctors told her about the error.

As per a media report in the TOI, Banu's health improved enough at SMS Hospital over the next week to be considered fit for discharge on May 25, but her body swelled on Tuesday, requiring emergency hospitalization in a govt facility in Bikaner.

It was further alleged that the SMS hospital did not report the patient's condition to the authorities delaying action against Dhankar Hospital.

“The state government has cancelled the clinical establishment registration of the hospital with immediate effect and action is being taken to cancel the empanelment of this hospital in various government health schemes,” she said.

According to the guidelines of the Supreme Court, a five-member inquiry committee has been formed, the ACS said. Further action will be taken by registering an FIR after the inquiry, she said.