In one of the shocking cases of hospitals turning patients away, a 7-month pregnant woman died allegedly after four hospitals refused to admit her.
According to the family, her condition deteriorated after she gave birth to two twins in at home on June 09, both of whom died soon after in the absence of institutional care.
The kin alleged that she attempted to get admission in hospital for delivery but was turned away by doctors who said that delivery will happen in 9th month. She died on Thursday, three days after her babies died.
However, the Secretary (health), Chief Medical officer (AMCO) and the DM have ordered three separate inquiries in the case.
According to TOI, a daily wager from Bihar, husband of deceased Kamlesh Saini who is living in Dehradun from past 6 years already now looks at bleak future of his two toddlers, one 4 another 1, who will now be living without their mother.
Talking to media reports, Kamlesh, who hasn’t eaten anything since June 09, the day her wife delivered twins at home and he had to bury the babies with his own hand immediately after their birth.
“My only fault is that I am poor. They can turn away poor people,” said Saini who alleged that his wife was turned away by Doon hospital, Gandhi hospital, Coronation hospital and also by two private hospitals who refused to admit her citing the reason that she had a temperature and her maybe a COVID 19 carrier.
Husband of the victim also confirmed that he brought back Sudha from Gandhi hospital as doctors said that it was just 7 months of her pregnancy and she should come in 9th month.
Secretary health, Amit Negi has also confirmed that Director General (DG) Health Dr Amita Upreti has been directed to submitted a detailed report after an inquiry in the matter to him.
District Magistrate Ashish Srivastava has also ordered a magisterial inquiry in the matter which will be conducted by a sub-divisional magistrate, Arvind Kumar Pandey.
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