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Delhi government issued a show-cause notice to the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital authorities after a patient was denied admission at the hospital. The show-cause notice sent by the Health Department of the Delhi government asked authorities to “terminate’’ the services of a senior resident doctor at GTB Hospital, who was allegedly responsible for denying admission to the injured man, who later succumbed to his injuries.  

The man, identified as Pramod (47), died of injuries he incurred after jumping out of a moving police van on January 3 when police arrested him for allegedly molesting a 21-year-old woman in an intoxicated state, a senior police official said.   

The official stated that the man was denied admission by four government hospitals due to the unavailability of beds or equipment. The hospitals which denied admissions included three Delhi government-run medical facilities 

The injured man was denied treatment in four different hospitals, including three Delhi government-run medical facilities. The official stated that the man was denied admission due to the unavailability of beds and equipment in hospitals.    

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The show-cause notice issued mentioned news reports on the alleged incident published on January 4. The notice said "the entire episode shows lack of empathy and professionalism among the medical officers ... as well as lack of supervision on the part of the concerned medical director," news agency PTI reported.

"Now, therefore, the medical director, GTBH is hereby directed to immediately terminate the services of Dr Amit (on-duty senior resident neurosurgeon on January 3). Further, Dr Asmita M Rathore, medical director, GTBH, is also directed to explain the reason for the above lapse on her part within three days of receiving this SCN, failing which action as deemed fit shall be initiated against her," it added.

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Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on January 3 that the government has sought an explanation from the three hospitals run by it after allegations that the man was denied treatment following which he succumbed to his injuries.

"It has been brought to my notice through a media query that a road accident victim was allegedly refused admission by three Delhi government hospitals, namely GTB hospital, JPC hospital and Lok Nayak (LNJP) hospital, and one central government hospital, namely RML hospital," Bharadwaj said.

"The patient was not provided timely emergency medical treatment and subsequently, he succumbed to his injuries. An explanation has been sought from the three Delhi government hospitals concerned," he added.