Gurgaon: During the second Covid wave, when the medical oxygen demand surged and the supply struggled to maintain speed, 19 deaths reported from four hospitals in Gurgaon, Rewari and Hisar who were ordered by the government.
Two hospitals – Kathuria in Gurgaon and Virat in Rewari – have recognized patients died because they ran out of oxygen.
Soni Burn Hospital in Hisar reported death shortly after sending SOS that it only had 30 minutes of oxygen.
At the Kriti Hospital, a family member of the Covid patient who died accusing the hospital did not have the remaining oxygen.
However, the four incidents were reported between April 25 and 1.
May.
However, the investigation of the “medical negligence” and several other factors caused death, not lack of oxygen, said senior government officials on Tuesday in response to questions about the question of investigative findings after the Center said in parliament there was no country specifically reported every death due to lack of death Oxygen during the second wave of Covid.
Prepared by the Regency, the report could not reach the center, because of the Minister of Health, Anil Vij, itself has not seen them.
Vig told Tii on Tuesday he had ordered a magisterial investigation anywhere death due to lack of oxygen has been reported but has not found an investigation report from the district.
“I will ask for a question report and then comment on them,” Vij said.
Asked about the report, Deputy Commissioner Gurgaon Yash Garg, under the watching Kriti (6 deaths) and Kathuria (4 deaths) the investigation was carried out, said, “In the case of the Kathuria Hospital, the probe said the hospital had oxygen, therefore lack of oxygen is not The reason.
and at the hospital kriti too, the cause of death is not lack of oxygen but other factors, “he said.
In the deaths at Soni Burn, Deputy Commissioner of Priyanka Soni said, “Probe revealed that hospitals have recognized more people than their capacity, and therefore, it is medical negligence.” Deputy Commissioner Rewari cannot be contacted for comments.
But on April 25, the day of death was reported from the district, Virat VIR VIR Hospital owner Yadav, had told this paper their staff had gone to take the oxygen tanker from the bawal around 3pm and could not return at 5pm.
“We don’t have oxygen for patients,” Yadav said.
Dr.
AK Kathuria, who owns Kathuria Hospital in Gurgaon who reported the deaths on the same day, also told this paper the hospital had spent his oxygen supplies.
“We have told Nodal and HR officers about the crisis.
But we failed to get help.
The four patients experienced oxygen support and no inventory,” Kathuria said.
On Tuesday, he told TII there was a lack of supply during the period with a high number of critical patients who came to the hospital but the situation had increased later after the state government had an efficient supply.
Not oxygen crisis, probe say death due to medical negligence, other factors
