"The agency responsible for terminal cleaning and maintenance has been penalised and similarly the pest control agency has also been penalised under the terms of their contracts. Along with this, the duty doctor has been removed from the duty in coordination with the concerned agency due to
Two newborns undergoing treatment at MY hospital were bitten by rats on the intervening night Sunday and Monday (Sep 1) and one of them died on Tuesday (Sep 2) morning while another child also succumbed on Wednesday afternoon (Sep 3).
"The health condition of the second child was critical and was also suffering from septicemia. The condition of the baby continuously deteriorated and died this afternoon around 1 pm. The reason for the death is septicemia. It was a female baby, weighing 1.6kgs and was born nearly 3-4 days a
Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla on Wednesday said that immediate action has been taken over the death of a newborn child, who was bitten by rats in an Indore hospital. A high-level committee has been formed to investigate the incident.
The incident was reported in the early hours of Monday (Sep 1), at around 3 am. Both the infants were very weak, suffering from serious infections and were admitted in the pediatric surgery ward. Among them, one was bitten on the hand and another on the shoulder.