Real News of India is committed to cover social issues such as health to make people and the Government of the situation, to find a solution to the problem and improve the quality of service in various Government Sectors.
In this context Real News of India received messages from the general public regarding the mismanagement, ill treatment to patients and the poor services of Bhabha Hospital. Accordingly Real News of india did a on the spot cover of Bhabha Hospital. The hospital is supposed to provide free medicines to the patients. Out of the number of medicines prescribed by the doctor only a few cheap medicines are provided by the hospital. The patients are asked to buy medicines from outside which are beyond reach from the low income groups. In the video taken by Real News of India an elderly person who has injured his hand says that he had brought Rs200 from home, out of which Rs 150 was spent on medicines. After that he was asked to do some tests from outside for which he look worried as to from where he would bring the money.
The maternity ward has very few doctors, women in labour pain are not taken care and to add the misery the ward boys misbehave with the patients in a rather barbaric manner. The proof of the misbehavior by the hospital staff is recorded by Real News of India.
When Real News of India inquired of the situation to the hospital management they justify by saying the management is trying to supply all the medicines which would take time. The management has been saying this to patients for the past two months. In response to the acute shortage of doctors the management says it is working on it. This acute shortage of medicinal staff has been there for more than six months.
BMC hospitals which is established with the sole purpose of serving the low income groups is now dithering from its objective. There is nexus of commission among the hospital staff and medical shops for a large amount of medicines that is bought from outside the hospital. The economically backward have a right to proper health care and to misbehave with patients is a heinous crime.
Therefore these irregularities and ill-treatment to patients should be immediately stopped. The hospital should refer to the guidelines of objective of such BMC hospitals and rectify its mistakes for the smooth operation and management of the hospital.
