Daijiworld Media Network - Chennai

Chennai, Oct 27: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Chennai has ordered the Government Peripheral Hospital, Tondiarpet to pay Rs 1.6 lac to a woman for medical negligence.

Back in 2001, the hospital had carried out a botched sterilisation procedure after which the woman ended up suffering health complications.

According to a report, Jhansi Rani resident of Washermanpet in Chennai had opted for a sterilisation procedure at the Government Peripheral Hospital in 2001. Life continued to be normal until after a few years, when she suffered from nausea, stomach pain, loss of appetite and a nervous disorder, according to her complaint.

In February 2017, she had to visit the hospital due to these symptoms and was admitted into the Emergency Care Unit of Government Stanley Hospital, where the doctors diagnosed her with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in the urinary bladder. She was immediately shifted to the Government hospital in Royapuram, where the doctors strongly advised her to get an emergency surgery since her life was under threat due to the ruptured ectopic pregnancy.

The doctors removed the ectopic foetus and informed Jhansi Rani that a botched sterilisation procedure could have been the reason for her pregnancy. Furious at the medical negligence committed by the doctors of Government Peripheral hospital, she wrote a complaint to the chief minister’s Special Cell against the hospital. The complaint was then forwarded to the Directorate of Family Welfare for further action. Rani also approached the Greater Chennai Corporation with her complaint, where she was informed that she was eligible for compensation for the failed sterilisation procedure.

In the end, Rani approached the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in March 2020 seeking compensation. The forum ruled in favour of Rani and ordered the hospital to pay Rs 1.6 lac for their negligence.