Patients are being seen in emergency with the help of torch light
– Photo : Amar Ujala
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Due to the insulator of the feeder of the district hospital in Hamirpur getting blown, the power of the district hospital went off at 9 am on Tuesday. The power was restored after six hours at around 3 pm. During this time, the generator ran for some time but due to the high load of AC and other equipment, it failed. Due to this, patients were treated in the light of torch and mobile.
Patients were troubled in the humid heat due to power failure since morning. Burned patients were the most troubled in the heat. Children were seen crying in the children’s ward. At the same time, the attendants were seen waving handmade fans. More than a thousand people were troubled due to the gross negligence of the hospital administration.
Patients and relatives remained troubled by the heat
The condition of patients admitted in the emergency ward of the district hospital was bad. Here the health workers were seen examining the patients with torches. Everyone was seen asking when the electricity would come. On the other hand, about 623 prescriptions were made in the OPD, while their attendants were present with them. Seeing the crowd of patients here, Dr. Mahendra treated the patients in the light of a torch.
On the other hand, the patients and their attendants were sitting in distress due to the heat. There are about 100 patients admitted in the district hospital’s admission ward. Where the patients looked miserable. During this time, it was seen that the staff’s fan was running on an inverter. Patients were seen wiping sweat. On the other hand, there is no arrangement of ward boy to carry the stretcher in the district hospital.
