Kurnool Hospital where 20 lives were lost, has no NOC from fire department!
- The Kurnool Government Hospital has not obtained a No Objection Certificate from the Fire Services Department
- Recently, 20 patients had died following 12-hour power cut in the hospital
- The Health Minister Kamineni has sought a detailed report on the death of 20 deaths in the hospital
FollowThe Kurnool Government Hospital, where power cut for straight 12 hours led to the death of 20 patients has not obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Fire Services Department, say sources.
The power back-up system is not the only problem the hospital has, but if there is any fire-related emergency, there are less chances that any patient will come out of the hospital safe. The state-government run hospital is not maintained well and has no basic safety measures.
The Health Minister Kamineni has sought a detailed report on the death of 20 deaths in the hospital, reported Indian Express. The authorities concenrned have already served notices on the doctors and the chief authorities.
With no senior doctor in the hospital and no power for more than 12 hours 20 patients reportedly died in the Government General Hospital in Kurnool.
20 patients including eight children and four women breathed their last at the hospital as there was no power between 7 PM on Wednesday until Thursday morning. The hospital did not even have resident medical officer when the fatal incident occurred. Out of the total 75 wards, 60 did not have power.
A senior doctor admitted on condition of anonymity that electricity disruption had caused the deaths, reported The Indian Express. Sources also said that there was no power problem in the hospital, but the staff of police outpost which is on the hospital premises hooked electric cables to high tension wires to draw electricity. This illegal act caused the power from the hospital to snap.
Hospital superintendent Dr J Veeraswamy told, “We made frantic efforts to get the power fixed, but no lineman was available until morning. It is the police outpost staff who are to blame,” reported Indian Express.
