Roof collapses at VMMC Safdarjung Hospital hostel room, medical student injured
New Delhi: A shocking video from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, recently posted on social media showed a portion of the ceiling in a boys’ hostel collapsed onto the floor of a medical student's room. The doctor who uploaded the video claimed that the student sustained minor injuries.
In the video, a part of the roof is seen collapsed on the floor, with debris scattered around, some even landing on a student’s bed. The plaster and part of the ceiling suddenly fell.
The medical student present in the room at the time sustained minor injuries but was immediately given first aid. According to local media report, his condition is stable, and he did not suffer any serious injuries.
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The incident has highlighted the poor infrastructure and living conditions of students in the hostel at one of the country’s top medical institutions.
The roof collapse occurred on the 7th floor of the hostel building, often referred to by students as the “Bhoot Bangla.” In his post on X (formerly Twitter), the doctor stated that the condition is so poor it “could claim the life of doctors before the patient.”
Reacting to the incident on X, a doctor recalled: “In my UG days it was already on life support, we’d shifted to the new boys’ hostel by 2nd–3rd year. Looks like the OBH roof finally gave up. The funny part? It still gets “maintenance” money every third month. Classic supervisor–thekedaar nexus. The so-called paint was mostly water."
A doctor also pointed out that the hospital’s infrastructure problems are not limited to the hostels. He wrote, “Safdarjung’s infrastructure is so bad that if it rains for half an hour, the whole H block gets flooded. In the whole Emergency building there is not a single hygienic washroom for doctors."
While another doctor said, “It’s worse than the kafala system construction labourers face in the Middle East."
As per Rashtriya Judgment media report, the hospital administration has assured prompt action, and steps are being taken to inspect the safety of the building.
