Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Mar 24: Denied proper medical care for two consecutive days at Government Medical College and Hospital, (GMC&H) Jammu, the parents of a toddler who got admitted to the hospital the previous day with burn injuries, today shifted her to New Delhi.
The child, Nidhi Sharma, according to her father Suresh Kumar was admitted in Ward Number 7, bed number 41 in the Surgical Department where she was prescribed dressings, but astoundingly, he had to get the dressings done on her from a private clinic even during her admission in the GMC as she was not attended to. Sharing his tale of woes with Early Times, Suresh Sharma, the father of four years old baby Nidhi Sharma of Billawar in Kathua district broke down with tears rolling down his cheeks that two days back his daughter Nidhi sustained burn injuries in a fire incident at his house.
"The fire burnt Nidhi's back badly following which she was rushed to the Government Medical College, Jammu ,but unfortunately the staff paid hardly any attention towards my daughter for two full days," said Suresh Kumar.
"Despite repeated requests, no one from the hospital staff was willing to attend my critically injured daughter and as helpless parents we had no other choice but to see our daughter in agonizing pain. She was left at the mercy of God. Being a poor family what could we do under such circumstances," he added.
Like Suresh's daughter there were many lying unattended in the hospital ward, said Suresh while leaving for Delhi.
Pertinently, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Gulam Nabi Azad had announced five more GMCs and two Cancer hospitals for the state for better access to the health facilities but owing to lack of staff and care in already existing hospitals, the rate of patients moving outside the state is alarming and concerned political leaders including Minister for Health and Medical Education and the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have failed to ensure any accountability on part of the doctors and hospital administration. |
