JE News Desk: A six-year-old girl who was referred to PGI Chandigarh Hospital from Guru Nanak Dev Hospital died on Tuesday afternoon. The family of the deceased accused the doctors of negligence in the treatment of the girl and created a ruckus at the hospital.
The family, which hails from Patti village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, admitted the six-year-old girl, Navroop Kaur, to the kids' ward of Guru Nanak Hospital on June 26. When the condition of the girl child became critical at 1.00 pm on Tuesday, she was referred to PGI Chandigarh Hospital where she was pronounced dead by the doctors.
Relatives of the patient alleged that the doctor present in the kids' ward of the hospital did not pay attention to the girl despite her critical condition. The family of the deceased also alleged that the doctors posted in the ward were busy celebrating someone’s birthday while the condition of the baby girl was serious. According to the family, because of their negligence, the girl was not treated properly and she succumbed to death. After the death of the girl, the relatives reached the hospital and created a ruckus.
After the incident, police reached the spot and pacified the matter between the hospital administration and relatives of the deceased. According to the police, the doctor advised the family to get the patient treated in the hospital but despite the doctor's recommendation, the family went away with the baby girl. The family returned to the hospital when the condition of the girl became critical.
Meanwhile, Dr Mohit who was posted in the ward said that he also advised the family to do dialysis for the girl child. Medical Superintendent Dr Karamjit Singh stated that the girl was suffering from chronic renal failure for which treatment was underway.