Banna visits PMCH; vows to probe death of pregnant woman

TNN | Apr 23, 2020, 05:00 IST

Sindri: Health minister Banna Gupta made a surprise visit to the Pataliputra Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on Wednesday. The minister arrived in the afternoon in a private vehicle sans security and headed straight to the hospital’s emergency wing. Gupta interacted with the patients there and then went to the gynaecology and paediatrics wards.
The minister was visibly unhappy with the state of cleanliness and directed the authorities to serve a show cause notice to the agency appointed to clean the hospital premises and stop their payment. Gupta was also taken on a round of the isolation ward for corona suspects.
Taking cognizance of media reports about the death of a pregnant woman for alleged lack of proper treatment at PMCH, the minister directed Dhanbad deputy commissioner Amit Kumar, who came to PMCH after receiving the news of Gupta’s visit, to constitute an inquiry committee comprising Dhanbad civil surgeon and ADM (law and order) and submit a report within a week. The family members of the deceased had alleged that the pregnant woman was denied admission to the gynaecology ward.