Death of 6-year-old: Hospitals pass the buck

Patna | Saturday | 14th April, 2018

Summary:

Her relatives had accused the PMCH of negligence leading to her death at IGIC on Thursday morning. “PMCH physician on duty had contacted me on Wednesday night and told me about the patient. I asked them to confirm the diagnosis of the suspected case of pericardial effusion through an ultrasound and to contact the doctor on duty at IGIC. “Our cardiology department is a small part of the medicine department, where we have only two cardiologists. PATNA: The administration of Patna Medical College and Hospital PMCH ) and Indira Gandhi Institute of Cardiology (IGIC) have started blame game over the death of six-year-old girl Pooja from Arwal at the IGIC on Thursday morning..