Saline bottle hung from stick at Cuttack SCB medical, AHRCC oxygen room turns into ‘bar’

At a time when the entire focus of the Odisha government seems to be on converting the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack into a world-class facility, incidents of lapses and lack of infrastructure at regular intervals paint a different picture. This time, a photograph of a saline bottle being hung from a wooden stick and being administered to a patient has gone viral on social media.

The picture is said to be from the casualty wing of the SCB Medical College and Hospital. It is alleged that as the patient’s attendant failed to find the requisite saline stand, the wooden stick was used as a stop-gap arrangement.

Recently, back-to-back power outages at several departments for two consecutive days and a lack of water supply at the hospital had created widespread resentment in the state.

AHRCC’s Oxygen Cylinder Room Turns Into ‘Bar’

It seems that employees posted at the Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC) oxygen cylinder room are now having a blast. A purported video of liquor being consumed at the place is now going viral on social media.

In the video, staff can be seen sleeping inside the room. It is alleged that the staff are consuming liquor during night hours. It is claimed that in the purported video, it can be seen that a plastic bottle was cut and used a glass to consume the liquor.

Meanwhile, no comments have been received from the authorities of the SCB and AHRCC on the matter.