Imphal, Aug 8: Functioning of RIMS Hospital comes to grinding halt today after doctors and students stop attending normal duties at Casualty following vandalism by patient party over the death of their patient at Chest ward of the hospital yesterday evening.
Report said a patient identified as A. Boy (age about 30) son of Laksman of Pongdonbam in Imphal East district which was referred from JNIMS succumbed to his injury at around 3.30 pm yesterday evening. Following the dead the patient party vandalized hospital properties inside the ward and even slapped one MBBS student who was attending the ward.
Following the incident, MBBS students assigned at various wards including wards left their duty to show their protest over the vandalism. Doctors too cease their works hitting seriously, the normal functioning of the hospital.
Patients in needs of medical care faced the most hardship as casualty remained close today. Till the filling of this story there are no reports of any settlement brought between the doctors and the patient party.
