Patient dies at port city pvt hospital due to 'negligence'

Following the death of a patient, the family alleged she died due to "negligent treatment" at a Chittagong city private hospital Friday evening.

Meanwhile, a mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion yesterday fined a Dhaka private clinic Tk 3 lakh for having caesarian sections conducted by its nurses and technicians, reports our staff correspondent.

In Chittagong, with a fractured waist, Bulbul-e-Jannat, 73, was admitted to Chittagong Metropolitan Hospital on December 6, said her son Osman Chowdhury. Following deterioration of her condition, she was transferred to the ICU on Friday afternoon, he said.

Osman alleged that his mother bled to death in an hour as proper post-cannula removal procedure was not carried out.

Dr Nur Uddin Jahid, who was on duty in the ICU, told The Daily Star that the patient lost only 10ml to 20ml blood and she did not die due to bleeding. Jannat died from respiratory failure, he added. On Osman's claim of the procedure's absence, the doctor said it was a "human error", adding that they carried it out immediately after noticing it.

The Daily Star sought the contact numbers of the hospital officials concerned, but the request was declined by the receptionist.

In Dhaka, the fined clinic is Al Madina Nursing Home in Jatrabari, said Sarwar Alam, executive magistrate.

Moreover, the validity of licence to run the clinic expired three years ago, he said, adding that the environment of the clinic was unhygienic.

In other drives in Kadamtoli area, the same court fined Kanok General Hospital Tk 6.15 lakh and Safe Aid General Hospital and Diagnostic Tk 2.15 lakh for preparing fake medical reports and conducting operations without approval.