Maharashtra: 18 people dead in last 24 hours in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital

Eighteen patients died in 24 hours at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa in Thane, civic commissioner Abhijit Bangar informed on Sunday. Maharashtra: 18 people dead in last 24 hours in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital.

These include 10 women and eight men, six of whom are from Thane city, four from Kalyan, three from Sahapur, one each from Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, and Govandi (in Mumbai), one patient is from another place and one is unidentified, he stated, further informing that 12 of the deceased were above the age of 50.

A Thane Municipal Corporation official said the deaths were being analysed and several civic officials are at the heavily-patronised facility for inspection of records etc. “18 deaths have been reported in the last 48 hours. Some of the patients who have died were already receiving treatment for various ailments including chronic kidney disease, pneumonia, kerosene poisoning, road accident and other reasons.

I have briefed the CM on these deaths. A committee will be constituted for an impartial investigation into this incident to find out if the patients received optimal treatment,” says Thane Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bangar. “The ICU capacity of this (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital) hospital has been increased & when the capacity is increased critical patients who are at the last stage of their life also get admitted.

Doctors try their best to save them…A committee has already been formed to probe…If they are natural deaths & they had come at the last stage then it becomes very difficult for the doctors also…A patient can go to any hospital but in what condition he goes becomes important for the doctor to save him…,” said Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Thane hospital deaths.

Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Girish Mahajan said “16 deaths” in a a single day in a hospital with a capacity of 500 was a matter of concern. NCP leader and MLA from the region Jitendra Awhad said the hospital was mismanaged and asked the administration to set things right before it was too late.

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