Aundh hosp doc gets notice for taking leave without permission

PUNE: After a news report in the September 8 edition of Hindustan Times titled ‘No surgery since Sep. 1 at Aundh Hospital’–highlighting how a doctor at the Aundh District Hospital took medical leave on September 7 despite being refused casual leave by district civil surgeon, Dr Nagnath Yempalay, and proceeded to discharge patients before going on leave, leading to a situation wherein no surgeries were performed at the hospital between September 1 and 7–the public health department on Monday issued show cause notice to the doctor in question for alleged misconduct and negligence on duty. Public health department on Monday issued show cause notice to Aundh District Hospital doctor for alleged misconduct and negligence on duty. According to the officials, the said doctor is Dr Balaji Patil, a surgeon posted as medical officer at the ADH who took medical leave on September 7 despite being denied casual leave by Dr Yempalay. On September 7, the head of the surgery department at ADH, Dr Rekha Petkar, was already on planned leave and Dr Patil was given charge of the male and female surgical ward during that time.