A video of an infirm patient being dragged by his relatives on the premises of the Government Hospital on March 31 went viral.
Spontaneously reacting to the incident, Minister for Health T Harish Rao directed Director of Medical Education Dr K Ramesh Reddy to investigate and submit a report.
There are conflicting claims regarding the incident. There are allegations that the parents of the infirm patients had to drag him because of the non-availability of a wheelchair and stretcher.
The Hospital Superintendent, Dr Prathima Raj, however, denied any negligence on the part of the hospital staff. She said that the patient was brought to the hospital around 10 pm on March 31. The doctor, who examined him, suffered that he be taken to the General Medicine ward. Even as the health workers promised to bring a wheelchair to take to the General Medicine ward, the parents dragged the patient up to the lift. A video was taken of the parents dragging the patient and the video clip went viral, she explained.
She further said that a complaint has been lodged with the police for creating a false narrative against the hospital.
