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Government’s hospital, patients’ hell

Nadim Ali, 28, of Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, has been suffering from a throat infection, because of which he is unable to speak properly since March 2012. He had come with his family to get treated at one of the government hospitals in New Delhi, GB Pant hospital. He was brought to this hospital on 25 April, where he was diagnosed with a throat infection due to allergic reactions, and was scheduled to be operated on 13 May 2012, which eventually was postponed by the doctors. He was told to go for a second opinion at Lok Nayak hospital.

Since then, it has been a torturous wait for him and his family. They are to get the operation dates from the doctors of the hospital.

Dr Amit Banerjee and Dr Harpreet Singh [OPD Block 409] who had written in the prescription about the treatment as well as the medical superintendent Dr Richa Dewan, did not choose to comment on this issue.

Nadeem has not been allotted a bed in the hospital, and so he is waiting on the pavement near Lok Nayak hospital since May.

‘We have been waiting for days now just to get my brother admitted in this hospital for his operation, but the doctors are paying no heed and are always unavailable when contacted,’ laments Fayyiaz, the patient’s brother.

This has been a harrowing experience for many such patients in the government hospitals in the city.


WEATHER PLAYS TRUANT AS WELL


Monsoon season is when vector-borne diseases like dengue and cholera are on a rise. Unfortunately, the government hospitals in the capital, like the Lok Nayak hospital, are the prime areas where they are being spread mindlessly.

At Lok Nayak hospital, open dustbins are placed everywhere, inside as well as outside the hospital, in front of the shops inside hospital premises. The area is mostly covered with mosquitoes and bees, which play a vital role in spreading these monsoon diseases.

The heap of garbage, left in the open areas of the hospital, not only is an breeding ground for mosquitoes, but rain soaked garbage block the drains of the hospital gardens, stinking up the area and making it difficult for the patients to breathe.

‘Drinking water area is so dirty. So are the water taps. It is impossible to drink even if one is thirsty. The hospital authorities should look into this matter for the sake of the patients and their families,’ said Narendra Todi, a family member of a patient, who was at the waiting room of the hospital. The washrooms of the waiting hall are even worse: no proper water flow in the taps and no electricity.

The medical superintendent of Lok Nayak hospital Dr Richa Diwan, repeatedly ignored the calls when contacted, saying she has nothing to say about these issues.
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