No medical negligence in Shameem’s death, says Global management

​Hyderabad: Global Hospitals has dismissed allegations of a medical negligence in the death of Shameem Begum, 45, that led to vandalism in the hospital on Monday evening. According to Dr Pavan, the patient was admitted to the hospital on December 18 with intestinal lung disease with immuno-suppression diagnosed with H1N1 and died due to cardiac arrest on December 24.

“The hospital doctors started the treatment for both. Also, they suspected Swine Flu and sent her swab for examination. The report came back as positive, confirming the diagnosis for Swine Flu. The intestinal lung disease in itself is an irreversible condition with poor prognosis and the combination of Swine Flu and ILD makes it even worse. 

The patient didn't respond to the treatment, in spite of best efforts and ventilator support because of the background interstitial lung condition,” he said. The Global Hospitals' Director said patient attendants never cooperated for the protocol to be followed. He added that their hospital cooperated by taking the second opinion and also put on board the patient's choice of consultant. He said that treatment cost was billed at Rs 1.75 lakh.

Meanwhile, Indian Medical Association, Telangana State and Telangana Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association along with all affiliated healthcare organisations strongly condemned the act of hooliganism, destruction of hospital property, manhandling of hospital staff on Monday evening.

Dr B Pratap Reddy, state president IMA, Dr SS Yadav, secretary expressed concerns over rise in graph of violent incidents in hospitals and attacks on doctors. “Hospitals and our doctors are doing the job in an insecure atmosphere. These incidents will affect the critical clinical decisions doctors have to take while treating emergency patients,” IMA members said.

Ransacking hospital premises and damaging facilities is highly unacceptable and those responsible should be punished as per law, the medical fraternity said.