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Bengaluru: Doctors' strike - two die due to non-availability of timely treatment

  •   Sat, Nov 04 2017 09:55:28 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Nov 4: Two people died due to non-availability of timely treatment and scores of patients had a tough time seeking medical services throughout the state on Friday, November 3 because of the strike called by private hospitals against the implementation of amendments to Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act (KPME).

A lawyer in Bellary and a girl bitten by snake in Bidar were the two casualties due to non-availability of doctors.

However, doctors at Bagalkote showed humanity by saving the life of a pregnant woman by getting the baby delivered safely.

Cities faced more inconvenience than rural areas. Almost all the private clinics and health care centres were closed. Though, the 800 primary health care centres were functioning, patients had a horrid time in the evening as these centres work only in day time.

According to the officials, the situation is under control now. 

 
  

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  • Thomas C, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    It is the question of life and death for doctors too. Spend lacs and crore rupees to become a doctor.
    When to recover this cost ? Politician can recover the election cost with in a year of becoming minister and rest of his life he need not spend any money. Doctor has to maintain his dignity, status in the society for that he has to spend from his pocket. So he has to make money by hook or crook.

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  • RSRB, Kundapur/Singapur

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    What is Karnataka Government doing?
    What is Nidde Rama doing?
    CM Yogi is better than Nidde Ramaiah...

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    It's ironical but true that death n disability rates have come down drastically whenever docs have gone on strike in various parts of the world.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    If patients dies they least bother, they want money to live conformable.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Many a times even brain dead patients r kept on ventilator for few days n relatives fleeced or even conducting a sham operation on a gone case!!

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  • Unknown, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Yesterday all the emergency dpt in pvt hospitals were running.
    People who suffered are in remote places. Coz there is no development.
    PHC are there for every 2.5 lakh people. Why phc couldn’t save a life??
    Coz there are no doctors in phc. Why no doctors coz there is no basic facilities is not provided by the govt.
    so u want blame a pvt doctor or the govt ??

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  • Ivar, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Revoke the licenses of these protesting doctors and hospitals. Seize all the equipments and install them in government hospitals. Provide better remuneration to government doctors.

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  • KA, Manipal

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Dear Mr Ivar,
    Well said. You have spoken like a true dictator. Solution for every issue is to forcefully close down the complaining party business, cease their assets. Very good. But do you know how govt hospitals treat patients. Equipment might be there in govt hospitals, but all are broken down. No one to repair these equipment and maintain them in a usable condition. For hundreds of admitted patients only few doctors and nurses. You can imagine the quality of care. After duty hours the doctors wont be available in case of emergency as everyone is busy in their own private clinics.
    As you are very knowledgeable, next time you or your dear ones suffer some serious condition, please admit them to govt hospital. Then we will see whether you will post such nonsensical comments.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Here the question is of corporatization of pvt hospitals, which fleece the gullible by resorting to unethical/unwarranted procedures through the nose to enhance profits such as by setting targets to their staff etc.!!

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  • KA, Manipal

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Agree with your comment Mr Rudolf. I agree that the objective of KPME Act is to regulate private establishments and to prevent exploitation of sick people. But government fixing rate for private hospital is not at all scientific. There is already CGHS rates which are specified by Central govt for treatment of govt employees in private hospitals (You can look at the ratelist which is available on the internet). Having knowledge of the Healthcare industry i know that the rates fixed by govt is absurdly low that even cost of treatment cannot be recovered. For instance, rate for normal delivery is fixed at Rs 8,000 in CGHS. Normal delivery charge even in the most reasonable hospital giving quality care comes to around Rs 15,000 (Medicine and material cost itself will come to Rs 6,000). If there is complication the bill might go to Rs 30,000+. In such a scenario just by collecting Rs 8,000 can you think any private medical establish will survive?
    Such a decision by the government will force all private hospitals/clinics to shut down. And within the next 15-20 years we will all be waiting in queue to get treatment in govt hospitals. The world is a small place, one day we might be waiting in the same queue in the same govt hospital. I will be fortunate to meet you in person and we can have a long discussion on this over a cup of tea.

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  • S. M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Dubai

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Life is most precious than protest.
    At the end poor and middle class people get suffer.

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    It is a very bad situation as the strike by doctors of private hospitals has made a life and death issue for patients. Due to this, government hospitals are not able to handle all the patients. Some solution has to come up before more patients will die.

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  • nithin, mangalore

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Sounds like India have too much freedom.

    SO what happens to the oath.

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  • Godwin, Kudla/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Oath?

    Which Oath you are asking about?

    Oath taken by politicians?
    Oath taken by IPS offices?
    Oath taken by Judges & lawyers?
    Oath taken by Husbands & wives?

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Hippocrates oath????

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  • sharan, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    And you ..along with politicians have taken hypocrite's oath?

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    Then what is purpose of taking oath during convocation ceremony. are doctors are not cheating god. we salute the doctors who works day and night money is not a purpose in their life.

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  • Anon, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 04 2017

    The protest wasn't regarding money/salary or any related issue. It was against the proposed bill being passed by the government which was not in the best interests of the doctors and also because of their suggestions not being heard . Also all government hospitals, PHC's and casualties of the private hospitals were functioning as usual. Kindly see the big picture before ranting about a headline.

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