Two hospitals shut down One for ‘inadequate medical care’

Two hospitals shut down One for ‘inadequate medical care’

TIMES NEWS NETWORK  23.08.2024 

Chennai : Directorate of medical services on Wednesday suspended the registration of Mount Multispecialty Hospital in Adambakkam after “inadequate medical care” led to a 11-year-old boy losing a limb. The management has been asked to shift in-patients to another hospital and suspend consultations at out-patient clinics immediately.

Police forwarded a directorate complaint, stating that negligence led to the loss of a limb in the boy. A four-member expert committee was appointed to investigate the case on Aug 22. The medical team reported that the patient, a Class VII student named Harikrishnan, was admitted with severe pain in the legs. Doctors diagnosed clots in a blood vessel on his left leg. Doctors failed to do systemic lysis —use of medicines (thrombolytic agents) to dissolve blood clots. These medications activate enzymes that break down the fibrin in the blood clots. “Since the clot in the vessel was not removed in time, blood flow to his limbs was cut off and they developed gangrene. So, to save his life, the boy’s legs were amputated in a surgery in April,” said DMS Dr J Rajamurthy. The team found that the hospital had compromised on several patient safety measures.

Another,  for illegal kidney transplant 

Chennai : Pride Super Speciality Hospital’s registration was cancelled Thursday on charges of illegal kidney transplant and sale of organs. Officials banned the hospital from doing any more transplant surgeries and suspended out-patient services. In-patients there were sent to another hospital for further care. Investigations have also revealed connections to kidney racket in Kerala hospitals. “We have intimated the police, but they haven’t acted yet. We now have the option of moving the court directly,” DMS Dr J Rajamurthy said on Thursday. “As of now, we know there is a violation in one transplant surgery. 

Further investigations will be conducted,” he said. The directorate received a complaint from Namakkal superintendent of police, stating that the hospital had violated organ transplant rules. On Oct 29, 2023, it had done a kidney transplant for a businessman in Sowcarpet. For all organ transplant surgeries involving a non-blood relative or spouse as the donor, approval from the authorization committee is required. The committee’s experts permit the surgery only after confirming that the donor was voluntarily offering the organ and was aware of potential side effects. “This surgery was not approved. And we also found that the donor was paid for the organ,” he said. The donor Sundaram, who lives in Pallipayalam in Namakkal, later told police that he was not paid the promised sum. The hospital registration under Clinical Establishment Act was cancelled following a series of violations, Dr Rajamurthy said.