World Kidney Day Irony : 3 patients die as power goes off during dialysis in hospital
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Puducherry: Three patients died at a government hospital allegedly due to a sudden power failure when they were undergoing dialysis, said a top official.
A probe has been ordered and six staffers of the Nephrology Department of the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Hospital have been suspended in connection with the incident that left a man and two women dead.
Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao, who rushed to the hospital after coming to know of the tragedy, announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs five lakhs each to the families of the three patients.
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