KOLKATA: Fresh allegations of mismanagement have surfaced at the Trauma Care Unit of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The family of a patient on Monday claimed that he died due to the hospital's mismanagement while seeking medical treatment.
It is alleged that the patient was not even provided with a stretcher to go to the restroom. The middle-aged man, identified as Biswajit Samanta, collapsed while attempting to walk there and passed away shortly thereafter last night.
Family members said that Biswajit had come to RG Kar Hospital for treatment, suffering from respiratory distress. He was also bleeding from his nose. The bleeding was brought under control following preliminary treatment during the night, and he began to feel somewhat better. However, he died while on his way to the restroom. The family alleged that there was no restroom located near the specific area of the hospital where the middle-aged man was being treated.
When hospital staff were asked for assistance, they reportedly instructed the family to take him either outside or to the second floor. Furthermore, a stretcher was not provided to transport him to the second floor. His relatives maintained that the man died while attempting to walk -- in his frail condition -- to reach the restroom located on the second floor.