Politician-Prisoner gets VIP treatment in GMCH






By Vikas Vaidya


The special and privilaged treatment given by Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) at Nagpur to ex-MLA, who is arrested in connection with a financial fraud on the orders of High Court, has raised eyebrows of several activists who have questioned the decision of hospital administration for extending such a hospitality to an accused.
Khamgaon police had arrested former Congress MLA Dilip Sananda in relation to a corruption case pertaining to award of a contract for constructing the Khamgaon Municipal building in Buldhana and as it happen in cases involving such high-profile persons, Sananda complained of ill-health and after spending five days in police custody, he was taken to GMCH for medical examination and lodged in a paid ward, in violation of established norms.
The former Congress MLA initially evaded arrest in the case after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, but after exhausting all legal remedies was forced to surrender.
Sananda developed some problem in spine so he was brought to Akola’s Government Medical College. The doctors there advised him to get MRI done. Since the MRI is not installed at Akola GMC, Sananda was refered to Nagpur GMCH.
Ironically, the MRI at Nagpur GMCH was not functioning so he requested GMCH administration to admit him till the MRI is done. Surprisingly, GMCH administration accepted his request and admitted him. Moreover, Sananda appealed the administration to keep him in paying ward and according to sources, Superintendent allowed him to do so. When MRI started functioning, the department gave him the date of February 29 citing the reasons that his case was not an emergency since medically more serious patients were in queue.
On one hand the poor and needy patients are staying in the wards which are in shambles. Despite efforts to spruce up the hospital, most of the beds in general wards do not have proper bedsheets but these needy patients do not have a choice but to meekly accept the reality and stay at GMCH. But Sananda, a prisoner was immediately shifted to the paying ward. How hospital administration shifted him to paying ward when he is a prisoner, is the million dollar question which many social activists have raised. One has to pay extra money to stay in paying ward and Police can not afford that extra money. Still it has been done in case of Sananda.
According to sources some Congress leaders met him in the hospital and enquired about his health but thankfully nobody pressurised administration for Sananda’s arrangement. But, according to activists in know of things, administration is walking the extra mile to provide all facilities to Sananda, who was very powerful in earlier regime and was in news mostly for wrong reasons.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

foreign returned MBBS students not to be admitted in PG in State quota

· By Vikas Vaidya Though Medical Council of India (MCI) has relaxed the rule of giving Eligibility Certificate for the students wanting to study in foreign countries, the troubles have not ended so far. Now Maharashtra Government has refused to give admission in the State quota of Post Graduate intake. Due to severe shortage of MBBS seats in the country, most of the Indian students are opting for medical colleges in China, Russia, Central America, the Philippines among others every year. Getting the degree in these countries is relatively cheaper. A student can complete MBBS abroad in less than Rs 30 lakh. In the state, the student has to pay, apart from the fee, a donation of up to Rs 80 lakh to get a seat in management quota. All this totals to Rs 1.5 crore. Earliers these students had to obtain eligibility certificate from MCI. This data has been obtained from Board of Intermediate Education to verify the age and qualifications for doing MBBS in foreign countries. Now MCI has
Read more

Scrub Typhus's first caseconfirmed from Central India

Image
    By Vikas Vaidya WHEN 45 year-old Kusum Wankhede of Kolhu village, Katol tehsil came to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH), nobody thought that her case would throw a light on new disease as far as medical fraternity of Central India is concerned. She had multi-organ dysfunction with involvement of liver, kidneys, lungs and meningitis and her platelets were reduced. Malaria and Dengue were suspected and ruled out by specific blood tests. Scrub Typhus was suspected when careful examination revealed a black mark (left by mite’s bite) called eschar was noticed over the patient’s right side of the chest. The eschar, which occurs at the site where the mite bites is the single most clinical diagnostic clue. Dr Prashant Joshi, Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, IGGMCH checked her and identified that she was suffering from Scrub Typhus, a new disease in human. It was identified earlier in other parts of the countr
Read more

Dr Vilas Dangre advises "Don’t humiliate yourself by demanding to practice allopathy"

Image
By Vikas Vaidya Dr Vilas Dangre, a leading Homoeopath and Bhishmacharya in the field of Homoeopathy on Sunday warned Homoeopaths not to lower down their status by demanding to practice allopathy. The Maharashtra branch of Homoeopathic Medical Association of India (HMAI) a national organisation has conducted a scientific seminar for Homoeopathic doctors and students on diseases of children named ‘Pediatric prescribing’ on Sunday at Ahilyadevi Sabhgruha, Dhantoli. Mayor Anil Sole was chief guest,  leading Homoeopath of Mumbai Dr Parinaz Humranwala was guest of honour. Dr Vilas Dangre presided over the function. Dr Rajan Kalpande, President Maharashtra HMAI, Dr Murlidhar Idole, Secretary were seated on the dais. Dr Dangre said, “By demanding that allopathy practice should be allowed, we, the Homoeopaths are bringing down our level. The Homoeopathy is based on full scientific research. The remedies of all diseases are in Homoeopathy. I shall not object if we are demand
Read more