Guntur General Hospital doctor grilled over refusal to perform surgery

Guntur General Hospital doctor grilled over refusal to perform surgery
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Additional Joint Collector M Venkateshwar Rao and the three- member committee  constituted  by the district administration on Tuesday inquired  into a complaint against gynaecologist Dr Chandrasekhar of Guntur General Hospital   for refusing to perform  surgery  on a  patient Sailaja who has been suffering  from fibroid  in  the uterus. 

Guntur: Additional Joint Collector M Venkateshwar Rao and the three- member committee constituted by the district administration on Tuesday inquired into a complaint against gynaecologist Dr Chandrasekhar of Guntur General Hospital for refusing to perform surgery on a patient Sailaja who has been suffering from fibroid in the uterus.

With the incident coming to light, District Collector and GGH Development Committee Chairman Kona Sasidhar ordered an inquiry by a three- member committee led by the Additional Joint collector Venkateswara Rao.

According to sources, the Additional Joint Collector questioned Dr Chandrasekhar Rao in the hospital superintendent’s chamber at the GGH in the city and asked several questions and recorded his statements.

He also questioned the patient Sailaja and her husband Hanumantha Rao. It may be recalled that patient Sailaja, who has been suffering from stomach pain, due to fibroid in uterus met Dr Chandrasekhar in his hospital for treatment in Guntur city. He treated her for 18-months, but she did not recover fully though she spent Rs 2 lakh on it.

Finally, the doctor said there was an urgent need to perform surgery on the patient to remove fibroid in the uterus and demanded Rs.50,000.
The patient said that she could not afford that amount.

As a result, she was refused treat ment and surgery when she came to GGH for treatment, not knowing that Dr Chandrasekhar Rao was working in the GGH. The latter, refused to perform surgery on her and said that the patient age was less and it is not be possible to perform surgery.
Sailaja's husband Hanumantha Rao met deputy regional medical officer Dr.Ramesh and complained. Based on his instructions, the doctors performed surgery on her.

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