Kolkata child deaths: Govt gives clean chit to hospitals

The West Bengal government on Thursday gave a clean chit to the B.C.Roy's Children's Hospital after 13 infants died since Tuesday, hoding there was no medical negligence or any default from the part of the hospital authorities. The government reached into such conclusion after the State's largest referral hospital for children inquirred into the deaths of children and submitted a report on it. Director of Medical Education Sushnata Banerjee said that after considering the report send to them, they couldn't find any negligence or lapse from the part of the hospital authorities. Hospital Superintendent Dilip Pal told the reporters that two more babies died on Thursday in the hospital raising the death toll to 13.
Dr. Pal added that this is not abnormal as most of the referred cases are extremely criticl and brought in a moribund state. Dr. Pal said that the condition of the babies were in a critical condition when they were brought for admission at the last stage.
He said that the best treatment was given to its patients and said that the referral hospital was burdened with a high rate of admission mostly referred from district hospitals. Dr. Pal said an inquiry committee was appointed so as to probe into the matter and to submit a report to the Health Department. He said now the situation at the hospital was normal and admission was going on as usual.
News reported by AR for Newsvision

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