Condition of a Government Hospital in Chandigarh: Treatment on a Stretcher in Emergency, Relatives of Patients made to hold Glucose Bottles, Hands Tied to the Bed.
There is a serious lack of management in the Government Hospital’s Emergency Department in Sector-32, Chandigarh. Patients are being treated on stretchers rather than in beds. The glucose bottles have nowhere to be hung. The glucose bottles must be held by the patients’ family members.
When the Medical Superintendent was questioned about this, he went too far and began to inquire, “Did you take permission from someone to enter the hospital?” rather than expressing worry about the poor management. Later, though, he made an effort to sidestep the problem by claiming that there were too many patients.
In an emergency, family members of patients are forced to hold IV stands.
There was a large group of people in the Sector 32 hospital’s emergency room. There are no limits even though it’s a high-risk area. Many patients are being put out on the floor rather than in a bed. The patients’ family members were instructed to hold the glucose bottles (IV fluid bags) in place of an IV stand.
The only question the security officers at the gate ask is where you wish to go. Nobody asks if someone is truly here with a purpose or is just wandering around.
There isn’t even a waiting room for ultrasound patients. Helpless patients are also being laid down on stretchers in the ward on the second floor. The patient’s hands are strapped to the bed because they got up and went somewhere.
Empty syringes, empty bottles, and used needles were strewn all around the ward. Biomedical waste was disposed of in bags in an open manner. Blood-stained sheets and bandages were spread out on the bed outside the emergency department.
The Words of Patients and Family Members
A Woman Intervenes:
Refusing to face the camera, a woman on a stretcher said, “The doctor will come, then the ultrasound will happen.” “I was admitted here two months ago,” she remarked. For a check-up, I came. It’s time for my ultrasound. Since the morning, I have been sitting outside on the stretcher. My ultrasound won’t be performed until a doctor arrives.
“I’m holding the bottle (IV) in my hand, and I don’t know where to go,” Mahavir stated. “My relative fell from a flat while working in Chandigarh,” Mahavir clarified. They handed me the X-ray report after he came an hour ago. I’m not sure where to go right now. After placing the patient on the stretcher and requiring me to hold the bottle, the crew departed. I don’t understand anything anymore.
The Medical Superintendent’s Remarks
When approached about the problem of too many patients, Sector-32 Medical Superintendent Dr. Harish Dashari stated that a number of challenges arise because of the large number of patients in the emergency room. Orders will be given to make sure patients have no problems.
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