2 die on hospital premises in Kolkata before admission; families cry foul

Two persons died on premises of a state-run hospital in Kolkata on Monday allegedly after y were made to wait for a long time before being admitted, a charge denied by hospital.

A 28-year-old typhoid patient died on a trolley after he was refused admission by two or hospitals, while an elderly woman, who was suffering from body ache and swollen feet, succumbed inside a car in which she was taken to KMCH.

Family members of two claimed that doctors were late in attending to m and that led to ir deaths.

A senior KMCH official denied negligence on part of hospital and claimed that two were brought dead.

One of m was Ashok Ruidas from Jaynagar in South 24 Parganas district. He was brought to KMCH after two or state-run hospitals allegedly refused him admission.

"He was under treatment for typhoid at a private hospital in Barasat (in rth 24 Parganas district) for last fortnight. He was t a Covid-19 patient. Two hospitals refused him admission and n we brought him here (KMCH)," claimed Ruidas' cousin.

Even at KMCH, he was made to wait for long and by time doctors came he already died, he said.

An elderly woman, a resident of Baharampur in Murshidabad district, succumbed inside van in which she was brought to KMCH by her daughter.

"We dont kw if she was suffering from Covid-19, as she was never tested for disease. She was having body ache and swollen feet. We did t get an ambulance to bring her here, and hired a car. But one attended to my mor.

Finally when someone came, she had already left us," her daughter said.

On Saturday, a Class XII student, who has been suffering from diabetes and tested positive for COVID-19, has died at KMCH. His family members had also alleged that he died mainly because of negligence. 

Im credits: PTI / Representative im