Man dies due to alleged delay by nursing home

A vegetable seller from Gariahat died of alleged medical negligence at a private nursing of the same area.

Family members of the victim on Sunday staged a demonstration in front of the nursing home alleging that the patient died due to medical negligence on the part of the hospital authorities. The incident triggered tension at the hospital on Sunday after the victim's family members and some local businessmen from Gariahat staged a protest inside the hospital premises with the body of the victim.

Haripada Das, a vegetable seller from Gariahat market fell ill on Saturday evening. Local businessmen rushed the victim to KF Medical Centre in Gariahat. The family members of the victim alleged that the patient had been left unattended for nearly half an hour.

They also alleged that after keeping the patient on wait, the nursing home authorities told the family members of the victim that the patient could not be treated in the nursing home due to lack of infrastructure. It was alleged that the nursing home authorities did not even make arrangements for an ambulance so that the patient could be shifted to another hospital.

The family members of the victim finally arranged an ambulance to take him to another hospital. The hospital authorities have, however, denied any negligence on their part.

They said that the condition of the patient deteriorated rapidly and hence his family members were urged to take the patient to another hospital.

The situation was brought under control following the intervention of police.

The victim was declared brought dead after being shifted to the other hospital. The other businessmen of Gariahat market along with his family members took the dead body to the KF Medical Centre and put up a demonstration at the hospital with the body. The family members of the victim also demanded a probe into the incident so that action can be taken against those who will be found guilty in connection with the incident.