The government hospital in Nanded, Maharashtra, which had previously recorded 31 patient deaths in a 48-hour period in late September and early October, has now reported an additional 108 deaths over the past eight days. In the last 24 hours, 11 patients, including an infant, have sadly passed away at the hospital.
Commenting on the deaths, Shyam Wakode, Dean of Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in central Nanded, reiterated that there was no shortage of medicines at the hospital.
“In the past 24 hours, more than 1,100 patients were checked by the doctors and we admitted 191 new patients to the hospital,” the dean told Aaj Tak.
“The average death rate in 24 hours was earlier 13, which has now come down to 11,” Wakode said, adding, “The deaths included children born with birth disorders.”
“We have stored sufficient medicines at the facility and the staff is helping all patients,” the dean told Aaj Tak.
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Nanded Hospital’s Challenging Medical Conditions
When asked about the stock of medicines, Wakode said, “We usually try to manage the stock for three months, depending upon our budget.”
“No patient has died because of medicine shortage, they died due to their deteriorating condition,” the hospital dean said.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said more than 60 infants were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Nanded hospital, but there were only three nurses to take care of the babies.
The MLA from Bhokar in Nanded district pointed out that in the NICU at Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital, one warmer was being utilized to care for three babies simultaneously, and the nursing staff consisted of only three nurses.
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