Assam: Pregnant woman dies due to power outage, Govt to probe matter
"In case there is a power outage, there should be back-up at the hospital at all times. I have asked the two departments to ensure it at the earliest".
Lakhimpur: The Assam government has formed a three-member committee to look into the death of a pregnant patient allegedly due to medical negligence and infrastructural loopholes at Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital (LMCH) here.
Health Minister Keshab Mahanta, who went to Lakhimpur from Guwahati following the news of the death of the woman, also asked officials concerned to ensure an uninterrupted power supply to the hospital.
A woman from nearby Gohpur had died at the hospital on Thursday. Her family alleged that an emergency cesarean section could not be performed on her as there was a power cut and the hospital's generator did not have fuel.
They also alleged that the attending doctors had not given her due care after her admission to the hospital on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference after reviewing the matter, Mahanta said, "We are forming a three-member expert panel to look into the causes and reasons leading to the unfortunate death of the pregnant woman." The committee consisting of doctors from Assam Medical College and Hospital of Dibrugarh will carry out the enquiry and submit the report soon, he said.
The minister said he held a meeting with officials of the Power and PWD (Building) departments and asked them to ensure an uninterrupted power supply to LMCH.
"In case there is a power outage, there should be back-up at the hospital at all times. I have asked the two departments to ensure it at the earliest," he said.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier published that the Assam CID team has arrested a man, who allegedly duped students on the pretext of admission to medical colleges.
The accused Vimal Kumar Choudhury has been absconding for the last few years. He was arrested from his hideout at Siliguri and was produced before a local court for transit remand, and is being brought back to Assam for further action in connection with the case.
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