Silvester D' Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (EP)
Kundapur, Jun 8: In light of the recent incident wherein a pregnant woman in labour pain was refused ambulance facilities and treatment citing non-availability of doctors, the Karnataka Labour Forum led by its district president Ravi Shetty held a protest in front of Kundapur government hospital.
Kundapur taluk medical officer Dr Nagabhushan and chief medical officer in the hospital, Dr Udayashanker, announced that they would make sure such mistakes by the hospital staff would not repeat in the future. They also said that a report in this regard was sent to the district medical officer and disciplinary action would be taken against the guilty.
The protestors were not convinced and asked the doctor and the nurses be called at the protest site to hear their statement.
The doctor who arrived apologised and said that she worked despite till 11 pm despite being unwell that day, and that she left after submitting a report. "I apologise for the problems faced by the patient," she said.
Nurses were also summoned on spot and asked why they did not provide ambulance to the woman. The nurses in response said that the patient did not ask for the ambulance, which was why it was not provided. Those who were present at the protest were annoyed with the answer. At last the nurses admitted that what they did was wrong.
The protesters called off the protests after warning that violent demonstrations would be held in the future if suitable action was not taken against the guilty.