Now Reading: Cardboard splint used for fracture at KDMC hospital, staff suspended
-
01
Cardboard splint used for fracture at KDMC hospital, staff suspended
Ram Soni, 54, was admitted to Rukminibai Hospital in Kalyan on Thursday after a leg fracture. Staff at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation-run facility used cardboard as a temporary splint instead of a…
The Story in Brief
Ram Soni, 54, was admitted to Rukminibai Hospital in Kalyan on Thursday after a leg fracture. Staff at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation-run facility used cardboard as a temporary splint instead of a plaster cast, his son Abhay alleged. The KDMC has suspended sanitation worker Mukesh Pandit after a preliminary inquiry found he demanded Rs 400 from the family to arrange plaster material.
KDMC health officer Dr Deepa Shukla said sufficient plaster rolls were available at the hospital and a departmental inquiry has been ordered. MNS corporator Ganesh Landge has demanded essential supplies be stocked within seven days, threatening a protest. The incident comes weeks after a toddler required surgery following a broken needle left lodged in his back at the same hospital.
The Indian Opinion
This is not an isolated failure but a pattern at Rukminibai Hospital, where a broken needle incident occurred last month. The narrative that ends at blaming one suspended worker misses the systemic rot: if over 300 plaster rolls were in stock, why did a patient need cardboard? The corporation must test whether its supply chain and supervision actually reach the bedside, not just the store room.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
