MATERNITY, WARDS SNCU AFFECTED

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MARCH: gripped Tension Stateeenerat SlilcURI, 30 trtARCH: The EAlcANr, gliy"g"nj in NorthDirii;pur olsrict tooay Siliguridistricthospitalis hav- l::ptt"t.u1 wasmistakenly ghcn to a:lodayoid ing trouble providing emer- 9ft9ran injection ba[ instead baby'smother.Aier the mattercanreto the in ?ency medicalservices its tight, tocals started agitating the hcpital agalnst in the maternity wardanditssicknewnegigence the partof the aitendin-g glteged on nurse. bom care unit (SNCU) to a due of Rglgtives the patientmet the medicalsupeintenoent lackof nunes. of the hospital, demanding punishment theatenOing of was .Theproblem aggravated who the when somenursescould not 1-urs9, hadinJected babyby miqtake. MrsSutubala a rasident Saiapui under Roy, of work, and a nurse was transMustafunagar gtam panc*ryat, becaniemothera few fered fromthehospiral's SNCU betolethe Higher Secondary examination began to Bidhan Napr primary,health lqVs thisyear, which wasan examirrce. for she centre. Though Siliguri the hos. Sheappeared in two examinations from the hospltal bed. pial rried to keep the SNCU Shewasreleased from the hospfirral rcek. Shewag last nurse, chiefmedical the officer readmiftedat the staterunfacittty#ter slrecomplalned ofhealth forccd to release it her. of b,reathing trouble night. lasil According medical to officers Thlsmomlng the attending doctor bxamlned and her associated with the maternitv prescribed an injection, However, attendlng the nurce ward and tlrc SNCU, adequati pushed the lnJecilon the babylnstead. r6uttw c Into n nursing is rcquired staff roiook the pailcnt, MrcBhalo Roy, the condldon ths sald of after paticntsin the 24.bed ba$ became gven ttre maprniry wardandthe 16-bed injection. sedow lt wasmistakentv 'Wefound thebabybehavin! ibnormatty," e st SNCU. superinterutent tie trospitat, ot lir Eightnuneswereappoinrccl pil T" medicat saidhe hadstartedan investlgation the on Bol,, tor theSNCU, watch to oversick Flgi of basis the complaintlodgedS the relat-ires otthe newborn ,babiesaround the patient. "Wewilltakeactionaft6rreceMngthe repon, clock. Three not working. are he added. 'h 3||s nursing staffmembeiis pregnant and she is in the cer of health SubirBhowmik women. pHC rewardThis was advance stage. Another physi- saidhe-lad moved is only one edforbetter medical srvicc ro callyweak andsufferins fiom a nurse. Shofuge single ofa staff thepoorpeople weclecid_ and slippcd disc. third wi suffer. meTDe,r not hamper A wlt the ed to keep repuration," its lX ing illnessand doctorscliirg. medical in said. .service theSiliguri Bhowmik nosed ruberculosis," a med. hospital," said. said he Thechiefmedical oflicer of icalofficer. "l have taken decision health said ttrcshort. the on aho tiar "lt il very difiicult to run my'discretion posted ageofnurseswouldberesol and ^ the SNCU presenr," qffi. rurseon deputation Bidhan soon at the at with freshrecruitment. cersaid. NagarPHCto makebetter "Recruirment of nursing ii staif I)arieeling chiefmedical offi. amangements pregnant in progress,,' forpoor hesaid.

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