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Updated – May 29, 2024 07:39 pm IST
Published – May 29, 2024 04:36 pm IST – ERODE
A woman carrying her injured mother on her arms inside the District Headquarters Hospital in Erode in Tamil Nadu on May 27, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
After a video showing a woman carrying her injured mother on her arms inside the District Headquarters Hospital in Erode went viral on social media, the Joint Director of Health Services Ambika Shanmugam conducted an inquiry with hospital staff here on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
On Monday, May 27th, P. Sorna (80) of Periyavalasu, was injured in her leg after being hit by a vehicle. Her daughter, Valarmathi, took her to the hospital, where they were directed to the accident and emergency ward. The staff, however, did not provide a stretcher or wheelchair, so Valarmathi had to carry Sorna to the ward. A visitor recorded the incident and shared it on social media. Sorna received treatment as an outpatient and was later sent home.
As the video went viral, Ms. Ambika Shanmugam issued memos to the Hospital Superintendent Venkatesh and Resident Medical Officer Sasirekha seeking explanations. On Wednesday, she held inquiries with hospital staff and Valarmathi. She told The Hindu that a detailed inquiry, from the time she entered the hospital premises, staff they met and their response, treatment provided and the time they left the premises, were being done, and based on the reply to the memos and the inquiry, action will be taken.
Following the incident, wheelchairs and stretchers were made available to patients at the hospital entrance.
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