About 55 people were killed in a massive fire that broke out at the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata early Friday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said. "Quick action will be taken against the hospital after proper inquiry," she added. According to hospital sources, death toll may rise in the hospital fire incident in Kolkata. Nearly 160 Patients were admitted in the Dhakuria building, where fire broke out in the wee hours. Only...
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Kolkata fire: 73 dead, AMRI owners to surrender
CNN-IBN The owners of AMRI Hospital RS Goenka and SK Todi were on their way to surrender before the Kolkata police at Lal Bazar police station on Friday after a major fire at the hspital in South Kolkata left 73 dead. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that at least 73 people are dead in the major fire that broke out at AMRI Hospital in Dhakuria in south Kolkata on...
More »AMRI Hospital did not rescue trapped Patients: Govt
-PTI The West Bengal government said AMRI hospital authorities did not make effort to rescue trapped Patients and that action against them where over 30 Patients suffocated to death after a fire broke out in its premises on Friday. "It was horrifying that the hospital authorities did not make any effort to rescue trapped Patients," public health engineering minister Subrata Mukherjee told reporters after visiting the hospital. "Senior hospital authorities ran away after...
More »Similar problems, related maladies by KS Jacob
Health care in India, at its finest, matches the standards of international best practice. The knowledge, skill and confidence of its doctors and nurses, the sophistication of available technology, quality of service and five-star hospitality compete with the best in the world. Its relatively low cost has made it an important player in the health tourism sector. However, at the other extreme, publicly funded health care services often do not...
More »Rural docs to be trained in emergency procedures by Snehlata Shrivastav
-The Times of India State government finally seems to be taking the issue of lack of trained staff in public health sector seriously. Doctors posted in rural areas, sub-district hospitals and district hospitals will now be in specialties like paediatrics, emergency services like trauma, and gynaecology at the government medical colleges (GMCs) under specialists. The plan has support of directorate of medical education ( DMER). Public health department had been working...
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