Nanded incident all but forgotten by PMC
Hindustan TimesThe shocking occurrence at Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded, between September 30 and October 2 in which 38 patients, including several infants, allegedly died due to a shortage of staff and medicines, seems to be all but forgotten. Two assistant health officers, Dr Rajesh Dighe and Dr Vidya Nagmode, were appointed to inspect all PMC-run healthcare facilities and submit a report. Reason being while chief minister Eknath Shinde had ordered civic bodies and district collectors in the state to immediately visit and inspect all government hospitals, municipal hospitals, public health department hospitals, and hospitals under the jurisdiction of medical colleges in the wake of the incident, the health department has so far inspected only 16 out of 79 healthcare facilities, abruptly stopping all inspection thereafter. Dr Kalpana Baliwant, deputy health officer of the PMC said that both officials between themselves have inspected 16 healthcare facilities and no serious problem was found at any of these facilities. Dr Bhagwan Pawar, health officer of the PMC, said, “Dr Nagmode has inspected 10 healthcare facilities and Dr Dighe has inspected around six healthcare facilities.
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