Delhi: Cardiologist sacked after death of 3 patients in a day
After facing the allegations of "medical negligence' and a probe linked with the death of three heart patients in a day, a cardiologist working at the Delhi government’s Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital was terminated from service.
According to a report by The Indian Express, an associate professor of cardiology who was working on a contractual basis at state-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital was sacked after the death of three patients with heart blockage earlier this month.
The termination orders came from the Delhi Secretariat.
“… on recommendations of appropriate authority hereby orders the immediate termination of services of Dr Praveen Singh, associate professor (cardiology) currently working on contract basis in Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty hospital,” read the order, as per the Indian media outlet.
On March 10, legal action was initiated against the doctor and a committee was formed to investigate the matter.
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The committee includes professor of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at GB Pant hospital, Dr M A Geelani; head of the department of cardiology at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, professor of cardiology at GB Pant hospital, Dr Ranjit Kumar Nath; professor of cardiology at GB Pant hospital, Dr Girish MP and assistant professor of cardiology at GB Pant hospital, Dr Ankit Bansal.
According to reports, Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH) has decided to probe the deaths of 3 patients on March 7. The incident was brought to light after the family of a deceased heart patient claimed that the hospital had implanted faulty heart stents, resulting in the patient's death.
Reportedly, three patients with severe heart problems succumbed at the facility.
One of the patients had breathing difficulties and had to be taken immediately for a heart stent implant. He, however, succumbed within an hour. Another patient was already admitted to the hospital’s emergency department and died later, while the third patient was referred from GTB hospital.
Two of the three patients who died were men in their 30s and 40s, and the third was a woman in her 60s.
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