OHRC
directed KIMS Hospital, Bhubaneswar to
immediately conduct surgery operation to a person suffering from stabbing
injury and denial of treatment by 10 Govt. and Private Hospitals for 12 days.
Dear
friends
Taking
prompt action on a complaint petition
filed dt. 22.9.20 ( registered Complaint Case No. 2355/20),
Odisha Human Rights Commission issued
direction on same day to Kalinga
Institute of Medical Sciences ( KIMS)
hospital , Patia, Bhubaneswar to immediately
conduct surgery operation of Ranjit Nayak after receipt
of the order and directed Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of
Odisha to conduct an inquiry into the allegation of
petitioner and submit the Report by 15.10.20. The Commission also directed
the following Hospitals
to file their response
about why they
failed to render treatment
to a patient.
1. Director, Capital
Hospital, Bhubaneswar
2. Director, Kalinga
Institute of Medical Science (KIMS) Hospital, Patia, Bhubaneswar
3. Director, AIIMS,
Bhubaneswar
4. Inspector-in-Charge,
Chandrasekhar Pur Police Station, Bhubaneswar
What is
the Case ?
Sri
Pabitra Nayak, aged 25, cousin brother of
victim filed a complaint in the office of hon’ble
Commission alleging Complete negligence, callousness and
denial of surgery
operation to a seriously injured patient since 12 days by all 10 Govt. and Private Hospitals. His
allegation before the Commission is as follows.
1. ON
8.9.20., Sri Ranjit Nayak, aged 21 At- Chandrasekhar Pur (Near Damana),
Arabinda Nagar Basti, Bhubaneswar-751022 was stabbed with sharpened knife in
his house at 6.30 PM by his neighbors Tapas Kumar Sahu and his relatives
after a
violent conflict centring around matter of theft of mobile. The lower part of his belly
stated bleeding profusely.
2.
Then, the parents of Ranjit Nayak
carried him to
Chandrasekhar Pur police
station at 7 pm to file FIR. But the police suggested them
to immediately admit
the boy in hospital for operation, as his condition is serious and did not receive
their FIR.
3.
On the same day at 8. PM, the parents
carried Ranjit Nayak to
KIMS Hospital, Patia, Bhubaneswar for
immediate treatment. But the authority of KIMS Hospital refused
to admit him. Then , the
parents carried him to Capital Hospital , Bhubaneswar and requested
doctor for treatment as the condition of patient is
serious. The doctors of the
Capital Hospital at casualty refused to
receive the patient and asked them
to go some other
hospitals , as surgery is
not possible. It was around 9 PM.
5.
Then, the patient
was carried to Sum Hospital, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar. On refusal, he was carried
to Vivekanand Hospital, Fire Station square, Bhubaneswar. Though the
doctors were persuaded for
immediate operation, they did not
receive patient as oxygen was
not available in the
hospital.
6.
Then, the patient
was carried to AIIMS Hospital at around 11.45 pm. The patient was kept in Ambulance for one hour. Then the
doctors admitted the patient in emergency ward
and asked the relatives to arrange
blood (4) for operation at 1 am. In the meantime, they
made COVID test and found
positive. When the blood
was arranged, the doctors
refused for operation at 4 am and asked the
complainant to leave hospital, as
they do not have OT for surgery
of COVID Patient.
7.
The complainant
carried the patients to AMRI Hospital, Bhubaneswar at 4.30 am. The authority
refused to treat the patients, as bed
was not available.
8.
Then, the patient
was taken to Kalinga Hospital on 9.9.20 at 6 am. The Security Guard did
not allow the entry. Then , he was taken
to APOLLO Hospital, Bhubaneswar. The doctors did not allow admission of the patients.
9.
Then, he was carried to
S.C.B. Medical, Cuttack
with great hope
for surgery operation. The condition of patient was
deteriorating . The complaint spent the sleepless night moving one hospital to
another for treatment.
10.
The people
stationed at casualty simply refused to
receive and the security asked to
leave the medical, despite several persuasion by the
complaint.
11.
Then, the patient
was carried to Sriram Hospital at 8.30 am. The Authority asked him to deposit
Rs. 45,000.00 for operation. The
Complainant deposited the said amount with 4 units of blood. After few minutes, the
authority refused to treat
him.
12.
Then, he was carried
him to ASWANI Hospital at 6 PM and
faced same response.
13.
With much pain and agony, the complainant
again came to AIIMS Hospital for
treatment. The time
was 10 PM. He stayed there 2 hours and repeatedly requested
doctor with folded hand for
operation. But nobody did
pay any attention to him.
However, the doctors
refereed to KIMS
Hospital, Bhubaneswar with
reference paper.
14.
They reached
at KIMS COVID Hospital in the
night. The Patient was
admitted and discharged
him at 16.9.20 at 7 pm without any surgery operation.
15.
During this
period, FIR was lodged
in Chandrasekhar police station
on 10.9.20 and it was
registered by the police. As the FIR
was registered and
the case is under police
investigation, the complainant
made a call to Prakash Ch. Pal,
ACP and appraised him about
it. He sent an ASI of police to
KIMS Hospital for being present during
discharge.
16.
Then, the patient
was again taken to Capital Hospital.
The complainant persuaded to the Superintendent and Surgery doctors for
operation. The patient was kept on stretcher the whole night and was not
allowed to be admitted in the hospital.
They all refused to admit him. On
17.9.20, the patient was kept in stretcher.
The complainant met Director, Capital Hospital at 12 noon on 18.9.20 and
appraised him about condition of the patient. The Director assured him for
surgery operation and gave a phone no. of
contact doctor Dr. Basant Mishra
. the patient was admitted
in the COVID isolation Ward, though
the patient was COVID
negative. A team of Doctors just visited
and refused to conduct
surgery operation. Then , the
patient was referred to KIDS COVID Hospital ,
Dumduma which again returned back the patient to Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar.
17.
On 19.9.20, the
patient was kept in COVID isolation Ward. Then SWAD test
of patient was
conducted at 11.43 am. No treatment
was conducted except minor dressing
was done.
18.
At 3 pm, the complainant
received a call from BMC office
that Ranjit Nayak, patient
was found COVID positive again.
The doctors of
Capital Hospital persuaded
me to take patient and
admit in Hospital. At 11.45 , the
complainant received a call
from Capital Hospital that his
patient was referred
to KIMS COVID Hospital for admission. The BMC Ambulance carried
him to KIMS COVID Hospital at 12
o’clock at night.
19.
The patient was admitted
in KIMS COVID Hospital at 12.30 am
on 19.9.20 without any surgery treatment.
My intervention in this case
It
is tragedy that Since last 12 days, a minor surgery could not be
conducted despite several persuasion
starting from Govt. to
Private hospitals ( covering 10 Hospitals of Bhubaneswar and
Cuttack). The patient is still battling with much pain for survival. All
the Hospitals refused
to conduct minor surgery
operation, though he was free
from COVID . 0n 21st Sept. evening, Naxatra TV conducted
a discussion on this issue in which I was invited
as one of the panelist. I heard the whole
story and gave my opinion. After
returning from the discussion, I thought for
hours together how to help
this boy and chose option of filling
the case in Odisha Human Rights Commission. I called Pabitra Nayak and prepared
the complaint and filed
it in the office of the Commission on 22.9.20 at 11 am. Our
prayer before the
Commission was immediate order to
KIMS Hospital for surgery operation and direction
to Secretary, H &FW to conduct inquiry
into the whole matter inviting response
from all major four hospitals
including Inspector-in-Charge, Chandrasekhar Police Station for their
negligence in rendering service to the patient.
Outcome
After direction of the Commission, KIMS Hospital
immediately conducted surgery operation
at 11 pm on same day 22.9.20. The parents are quite
happy now. Let us
hope that the
poor slum boy will recover soon and resume normal life.
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date- 23.9.20
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