Summary:
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is all out to stop the speadd of Coronavirus.
With stern action against violators and private bodies who are not obeying the COVID 19 rules, AMC is continuously improving the environment in the city.
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In the latest, AMC issued show cause notice to 32 board of management members and trustees of Rajasthan Hospital, Shahibaug, for delay in admitting a Covid-19 patient, resulting in his death, along with lapses in offering the requisitioned number of beds to AMC-referred patients.
As per the notice issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the patient was forced to wait at the gate (apparently in an ambulance) of Rajasthan Hospital for approximately 20 minutes on June 18 as staffers took time to open it.
They also allegedly took another 10-15 minutes to bring the stretcher.
Despite signing a MoU with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on May 22, the hospital has failed to reserve 50 per cent beds for patients referred by the AMC, the notice said.
Rajasthan Hospital is one of the private and corporate-run hospitals among the list of 42 hospitals requisitioned by the AMC on May 16.
Authorities at Rajasthan Hospital had confirmed the availability of ventilator in advance, as per the notice.
“The deceased was shifted from Lifecare Hospital of central zone to Rajasthan Hospital because he was in need of ventilator support.
Deputy health officer confirmed availability of ventilator at Rajasthan Hospital in advance but when the patient reached the hospital, the authorities did not open the gate for approximately 20 minutes.
After a huge tussle, when the gate was opened, the staff of your hospital took another 10 to 15 minutes to bring a stretcher.
This is not only written in incident report given by zonal deputy commissioner but also evident from CCTV footage.