Negligence: Medico, staff nurse put under suspension
Anantnag, May 03: After a pregnant woman in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district died due to alleged medical negligence of doctors at Sub district hospital Seer Hamdan Anantnag, top health officials have put the medical officer and a staff nurse posted at the SDH under suspension.
Reports said that a pregnant woman identified as Shakeela wife of Zahoor Ahmad resident of Salia, Anantnag was admitted at Sub District Hospital Anantnag on Saturday night and was later shifted to MCH Anantnag where she breathed her last on Sunday morning.
Soon after her death, family members and relatives of the woman assembled outside sub district hospital Seer and alleged that the woman died due to medical negligence of doctors at Seer.
They alleged that doctors delayed her treatment and later asked to shift her to Maternity and child Care hospital.
Soon after the protest a team of high officials reached to the spot and assured the family that matter will be investigated and officials involved in negligence will be punished.
After the assurance of high officials, protest was called off and the dead body was taken to her native area Salia for last rites.
Meanwhile, Block medical officer Mattan in Anantnag has suspended medical officer Dr Ridwana and staff nurse Zareefa who were on night duty when the incident took place. The top health officials also visited the hospital where the woman died to take stock of the situation and find out the cause of her death.
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