Tag: Medical Negligence

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the state government to provide compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of an eight-year-old girl, who died allegedly due to medical negligence in Kendrapada district two years back. The compensation amount would be recovered from Dr Bhaskar Chandra Kar, the medical officer of the […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Five-year old Prahlad Bag from Bolangir district is battling with life in Mumbai based hospital after a month-long alleged medical negligence in Odisha. Suffering from oral cancer, the kid from Marua village near Patnagarh, is currently undergoing treatment at Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai. A Mumbai-based NGO, Jagannath Cancer Aid Foundation (JACAF), took initiative […]

Bargarh: Tension ran high at the Bargarh district headquarters hospital (DHH) today after a woman died after delivering a baby due to alleged negligence in the hospital. Sources said the woman was admitted to the hospital in the evening on Monday. She later delivered a baby body in the hospital. However, the woman suddenly died […]

Brahmapur: In yet another case highlighting the sorry state of health services in rural Odisha, the 108 ambulance failed to arrive in time leading to the death of a woman in labour in Kandhamal district. The deceased woman was identified as Lata Mahakud from Giridikhola village under Gochhapada police limits in the district. According to […]

Jeypore: While both the Central government and the state governments are busy launching scheme after scheme for safe and secure delivery for pregnant women, women and babies continue to die because of the failure to ensure timely delivery of these services. A case of this kind was reported from Jeypore area in the tribal dominated […]

Dhenkanal: In a shocking incident, a woman died at Dhenkanal hospital of excessive bleeding after delivering a baby on Wednesday morning. Family members of the woman, identified as Ranjita, wife of Bipini Mallick, resident of Anantapur village under Bhuban block, have alleged that lack of timely medical attention led to her death. According to sources, […]

New Delhi: In a case of alleged medical negligence, a four-month-old baby died at a city hospital on Friday, after being administered a pain killer injection to provide temporary relief from the pain caused by stitch in the upper lip. According to the family, the baby was taken to Delhi’s Rohini-located Jaipur Golden Hospital on […]

These visuals show the unspeakable apathy at Phulbani District headquarters Hospital.

Kendrapara: Tension ran high in Sabar Sahi at Lunimathia village under Mahakalpada block in the district after a patient died as ambulance allegedly reached the spot late. According to reports, Nakhia Mallik had received critical injuries in a mishap yesterday and rushed to a nearby hospital by his family members. The doctors advised the family […]

Puri: Tension ran high at the Government Hospital in Pipili today after a patient died due to alleged medical negligence. As per reports, the deceased identified as Gajendra Muduli, a resident of Nagpur area in Gop block suffering from kidney, liver and heart ailments, was rushed to the hospital last evening after his condition worsened. […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar over the death of a patient who was allegedly administered an expired injection. The deceased has been identified as Laxmidhar Sahu. Family members alleged that they had admitted Laxmidhar to a private hospital on October 7. Later, the hospital authorities had put him on ventilator after […]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another case of medical apathy at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, a patient was lying unattended for several hours in front of the medicine ward of the hospital premises. However, the authorities reportedly did not pay attention to him, sources said. The patient had been under treatment in the casualty […]

Following the death of a COVID patient in Gajapati, it is alleged that medical negligence has led to the unfortunate demise of the patient

Cuttack: Tension ran high in Mahanga after locals staged a road blockade at Ostamula Chhak by placing the body of a minor girl who died yesterday due to alleged medical negligence. As per sources, the girl diagnosed with cancer, was undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical here since last few days. However, her family informed […]

Balasore: Tension prevailed at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here today after a woman patient died due to alleged medical negligence. As per sources, the deceased identified as Santilata Sahu of Remuna area was admitted to the DHH on Thursday. Her family members informed that they called upon the doctor immediately after her condition worsened […]