MYSURU: Warning the management of private hospitals against being negligent in treating patients admitted to their respective institutions with Covid-19, Mysuru deputy commissioner Rohini Sindhuri on Monday said, “Should it be found that a
Covid-19 patient succumbs to the infection due to negligence of the hospital authorities, stern action will be initiated against the institution.”
The DC’s warning to the private hospitals comes on a day when the district reported 362 new Covid-19 cases, in addition to three people succumbing to the infection. On the bright side, 303 people who recovered from the infection were discharged. The total number of fatalities owing to
Covid-19 in Mysuru district now stands at 1,086.
Rohini questioned the spike in the steady spurt in Covid-19 fatalities in Mysuru district in the past two months. Pointing out that only four fatalities had been reported in February, the number rose to 25 in March, while 30 had already succumbed to the infection in April.
“In one day, 10 fatalities were reported. Many hospitals are referring patients, the condition of whom is critical, to other centres, and an audit has pointed out that shifting has caused many fatalities,” she said.
The DC urged hospitals against admitting patients in a critical condition if they did not have the facilities to treat them. “If you do admit them, refer them to other hospitals or to
Krishna Rajendra Hospital without wasting any time,” Rohini added.
She said that, the hospital transferring the patient to another, must provide all the relevant information about the treatment provided. “This will ensure that the life of such patients is not endangered,” the DC said.
Urging the hospitals to intimate the authorities concerned of any death from Covid-19 on the very day, Rohini added, “The audit of fatalities must be completed within 48 hours. Hospitals must also record the number of patients who have received the vaccination.”
Expressing dismay at Suyog Hospital’s failure to provide sufficient information about a patient who was referred to another, Rohini said, “It is sad that there is no representative from the hospital at the meeting here. Their negligent attitude has been taken cognisance of, and will be dealt with accordingly.”