Doctor, 2 Nurses Off-Rostered After Ventilator Malfunction Kills Patient
A doctor and two nurses of MDM Hospital in Rajasthan's Jodhpur were removed from duty today, a day after a cancer patient died due to a disruption in the supply of oxygen caused by a power shutdown in the trauma centre of the state-run facility. The action was taken following a preliminary report by the inquiry committee constituted by the hospital administration to fix responsibility for the incident. Dr Kuldeep Singh and two nurses have been put on APO (awaiting posting order), hospital superintendent Vikas Rajpurohit said, adding that a detailed inquiry was in progress. A parallel administrative inquiry has been ordered into the incident by the divisional commissioner. Additional District Magistrate Sanjay Basu will conduct the probe and submit a report by Monday. Rajasthan Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar reached the hospital this evening and held a meeting. He enquired about the incident from the hospital superintendent and directed him to take strict ac...