Newborn dies at Rajasthan Hospital after doctor allegedly refuses treatment
Kota: A newborn died at a government sub-district hospital in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, after the doctor allegedly refused to attend to the baby on Thursday night, officials said.
The incident took place during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, with the family alleging that the doctor on duty refused to attend to the newborn, officials said.
Following the incident, the doctor and a nursing staffer on duty were placed under Awaiting Posting Orders (APO) on Friday, news agency PTI reported.
Mahendra Singh, a resident of Chokdi village under the Dug police station area in Jhalawar, admitted his wife Bhawana Kanwar (30), who was in labour, to the sub-district hospital in Dug around 9 pm on Thursday. She delivered a baby boy around 10 pm, officials said.
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At around 3 am on Friday, the baby began crying loudly, after which family members attending to the woman alerted the on-duty nursing staffer, Prashant Mehar. However, instead of calling the doctor, Mehar asked the family to go to the doctor’s residence.
When the family reached the residence of paediatrician Dr Mukesh Bhardwaj, he allegedly did not respond despite repeated knocking, forcing them to return to the hospital, reports PTI.
By the time Dr Bhardwaj reported for duty at 8 am and examined the infant, the baby had died, officials said.
Taking serious note of the family’s allegations, Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO), Jhalawar, Dr Sazid Khan, said APO orders were immediately issued for Dr Bhardwaj and nursing staffer Mehar. He added that a three-member committee has been constituted to probe the matter.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that following the death of a two-year-old girl suffering from diarrhoea at Mata Kaushalya Hospital in Patiala, the Punjab Health Department has launched an investigation into allegations of medical negligence against a female doctor.
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