Relatives and family members of a lady patient, who died at Shija Hospital and Research Center, after delivering a baby boy today vandalise the property of the hospital alleging the cause of the dead as negligence by hospital authority.
The lady Salam Ongbi Meenashwori Devi (30), wife of Salam Sanjoy, of Moirang Lamkhai reportedly died at the hospital early today morning after giving birth to a baby boy. Mother-in-law of the deceased lady Salam Ongbi Bino Devi alleged that her daughter –in-law died due to negligence of the nurses and hospital authority and the information about the dead has not been yet known to them until today morning.
She also said that the consultant doctor came only at midnight yesterday even though they had complained the nurse about stomach pain at around 9.30 pm yesterday evening.
“When I complaint them (nurses on duty) about her stomach pain, they said it was normal and no attention was given to her”, Bina Devi said.
The deceased lady was admitted to the hospital on Oct. 17 and the consultant doctor expected delivery on Oct 21.
“At around 11 pm yesterday she was taken to the labour room and then again without informing anything to the family members she was shifted to ICU at around 12 midnight”, the mother-in-law added.
A person identified to be the uncle of the deceased lady said that he had been informed about the dead of Salam Ongbi Meenashwori Devi at around 1 am today morning by a doctor through cell phone. However, the matter was not told to her husband who has been waiting outside the hospital till today morning.
Soon after the news about the dead of the lady has been informed at around 7.30 am today morning the relatives and the family members of the lady turn hostile and started vandalizing the OPD counter, flowers pot and others. A team of police who came on the spot controlled the situation from getting uglier.
