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Two officers suspended after patient dies of COVID-19 at GMC Jammu

Jammu
September 24, 2020

Health and Medical Education Department on Thursday suspended two officers over shortage of oxygen supply to COVID patients and alleged mis-management at Government Medical College, Jammu which led to the death of a patient. The suspension was ordered by the Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo on the basis of an enquiry report submitted to him by the committee on ‘shortage of oxygen during the night of September 22 in Ward number - 3 of GMC leading to death of a patient'.

The enquiry committee has pointed out lack of co-ordination between the hospital administration and mechanical engineering wing of the GMC hospital. "This mis-management has led to a poor service delivery system to the patients, particularly patients suffering from COVID-19," the report mentions.

It was alleged in the report that there has been mis-management on part of hospital administration and the officers at helm of affairs have been dealing with the situation in a "very casual and unprofessional manner" due to which things were put in disarray and the available resources have not been put to optimal use.