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Tension erupted at the Berhampur MKCG Hospital on Friday after a disagreement between a section of doctors and nursing staff intensified into a full-blow fight. All house surgeons and nursing staff at the hospital called off their duties soon after the quarrel ensued in front of the office of the hospital superintendent.

The back-to-back mishap has raised questions over the construction standards of the premier health institute.

Earlier, a fire mishap was reported in the Urology ward of the same building of the premier health institute.

In a shocking incident, doctors at the MKCG hospital in Berhampur removed a steel glass from a patient’s intestine. As per reports, the 45-year-old patient hailing from Balipadar area under Buguda block of Ganjam district, worked at a cotton mill in Surat. The victim had a booze party with his friends about 10 days back when they allegedly inserted the steel glass in his anus in an intoxicated condition.

BJP activists alleged that though the doctors have been transferred very often, no new doctors got posted in their place. As a result, healthcare services are in disarray at the hospital. 

Bhubaneswar: On a day when Odisha witnessed the biggest surge in COVID-19 cases, the State government also claimed success in Convalescent plasma therapy. Health and Family Welfare Department on Friday informed that a 48-year-old female COVID-19 patient of Cuttack who was the first patient from Odisha treated with plasma therapy has recovered. The patient reportedly […]

Bhubaneswar: With focus on healthcare infrastructure, Odisha government has formulated a special COVID-19 management strategy for worst-hit Ganjam district. The main strategy of health officials will be to reduce COVID-19 fatalities and strengthen overall monitoring mechanism. The OPD and emergency services at MKCG hospital in Berhampur will be reopened soon. The decision was taken after […]

Berhampur: Emergency healthcare services at MKCG College and Hospital in Berhampur have been severely hit due to inoperative blood cell separator machines in the Blood Bank for past two months. As per reports, the machines which segregate plasma and platelets from blood have not been fixed after they developed some technical glitches some two months […]

Berhampur: With an aim to boost police-public relationship, Berhampur Police on Thursday launched ‘Utsarga,’ a people-oriented programme under which cops will donate blood to the needy patients. Police reportedly launched the ‘Utsarga’ initiative at MKCG Medical College and Hospital to donate blood to patients during emergency. On this occasion, four helpline numbers (7735000018, 9439771611, 9438170354 […]

Bhubaneswar: Ragging menace grips Odisha acutely. The State figures among the top -10 states that bear the maximum anti-ragging complaints lodged in the UGCs anti-ragging helpline in 2019. The enormity of ragging in Odisha could very well be ascertained from the fact that the State recorded around 35 ragging complaints every year. In the last […]

Berhampur: Almost 12 days after the tragic Kandhamal road accident which had claimed 10 lives, the critically injured persons, who were undergoing treatment at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur, are now forced to move to private hospitals following alleged negligence in treatment at the State-run hospital. As per reports, a two-year-old boy, […]

Berhampur: In a shocking incident, a newborn girl was allegedly stolen from Berhmapur MKCG Medical College & Hospital today. According to reports, Jyoti, wife of Vikari Nahak, a resident of Narayanpur village in Kabisurya Nagar block of Ganjam, had given birth to a baby girl at the medical. Today afternoon, Jyoti’s mother had taken the […]

Berhampur: Almost a month after undergoing plastic surgery treatment at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital here, Kanha, the five-year-old boy from Gayaganda village of Ganjam district suffering from a rare skin syndrome, was today discharged from the hospital. As per reports, the boy had excess hair and flesh growth on his body- a disorder […]

Berhampur: A criminal, who was injured in a police encounter near Baghua forest under Buguda police limits on Saturday, died while undergoing treatment at MKCG hospital here today. The deceased has been identified as Srikant Rana. Earlier, two criminals- Srikant Rana and Gaura Swain were injured in the exchange of fire with cops. The duo […]

Bhubaneswar: As a new year gift to the house surgeons of State-run medical colleges and hospitals, Odisha government today announced a hike in their monthly stipend from Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000. The hike will be effective retrospectively from April 1, 2017. The house surgeons working at SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack, Maharaja […]

Bhubaneswar: A youth is now battling for life after he was brutally assaulted by some members of a family at Jamagorada in Bhanjanagar. They suspected him to be a thief, trying to sneak into their house late at night. According to reports, the youth Lipun was roughed up after the family members of Pratap Rout […]

Burla: Stalemate over the VIMSAR row continues as a meeting convened by Sambalpur legislator Raseswari Panigrahi and attended by all parties on Monday evening did not reach any conclusion. A unanimous decision could not be taken at the meeting attended by VIMSAR director Prof Ashwini Pujahari, superintendent, Sambalpur Collector, SP and representatives of medical students. […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could be seen as an eye opener how the PG doctors at several government medical colleges of the State are being tortured mentally and physically by their respective professors and department heads, the Directorate of Medial Education and Training (DMET) has sought a report from all the college heads on these allegations. […]

Berhampur: In a tragic incident, four persons including two children died when a boat in which they travelling capsized in Chilika lake this morning. Reports said 29 members (18 male, 8 female and 3 children) of a family and their relatives and friends of Sabulia village were on the way to Ghantasila inside the lake […]

Nine junior doctors of MKCG Medical College and Hospital, including president of the Junior Doctors’ Association Paresh Gouda, who were arrested for assaulting a media person and a police officer, were granted conditional bail on Monday