UP hospital under fire over platelets row 'illegal'; likely to be bulldozed

 

The Prayagraj hospital which allegedly transfused fruit juice instead of platelets to a dengue patient has been served with a bulldozer notice by the civic administration.

The private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj which came under fire for allegedly administering 'fruit juice' to a dengue patient who later died has been served a notice from the Prayagraj Development Authority according to which the hospital building was constructed illegally. The hospital authorities have been asked by the authority to vacate the building by October 28, news agency ANI reported. The hospital is likely to be bulldozed.

According to reports, the hospital authorities did not reply to the earlier notices sent to it regarding the illegality of the construction. If the hospital authorities do not give any satisfactory response, this time the hospital will be bulldozed, the civic authorities said.

The hospital was sealed after the family members of 30-year-old Pradeep Pandey, the deceased dengue patient, alleged that the hospital gave mosambi juice instead of platelets to the patient. His condition deteriorated and he was taken to another hospital where he died. A video of the alleged incident went viral. However, district magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri claimed there was no fruit juice in the pouch of platelets.

The hospital authorities claimed that the platelets were brought by the attendants of the patient as the hospital does not have the authority to test the platelets. "We do not have the authority to test the platelets to verify their validity. We do not test the platelets that the attendants bring. How is the hospital responsible if the attendants fetch the wrong platelets? It should be the responsibility of the attendants to ascertain whether they are authentic," hospital owner Saurabh Mishra said.