More than 1500 private hospitals in Ahmedabad went on strike to protest the rape-murder incident of a junior woman doctor in Kolkata’s medical college. Due to which about 15 thousand OPD. And more than two thousand planned surgeries were cancelled. OPD-treatment in private hospitals will resume as usual from today (August 18). On the other hand, government hospitals also have OPD. And operations were reduced by more than 40 percent.
Doctors’ strike harms patients:
The incident that happened with a female junior doctor in Kolkata has cast a shadow across the country. Doctors from across the state have joined in protest. The doctors took to the streets in protest against the incident with the lady doctor. Because of this, the patients had to face hardships due to disruption of medical treatment of viral fever. Ahmedabad’s Asarwa Civil Hospital usually has 2200 OPDs on Saturdays. is happening Surgery was also affected following the strike of junior doctors. More than 40 operations are usually performed on Saturdays. As many as 22 operations were conducted against which today. Following the strike, there was a general decline in OPDs in Sola Civil. As many as 700 operations were canceled in Civil today. Special care was taken so that the patients coming in the emergency do not face any problem. 3 thousand people were given emergency treatment during the day. On the other hand, the Gujarat branch of the Indian Medical Association has demanded a security bill for doctors after the incident in Kolkata.
Ahmedabad Medical Association Dr. Mukesh Maheshwari said, ‘Income tax was revised on Saturday morning. In which more than a thousand doctors joined with banners demanding justice. In the evening more than 600 doctors gathered and participated in the candle march.’ Currently, viral infection, mosquito-borne disease has spread. At that time, the patients had to face a lot of hardship due to the doctors’ strike. Hundreds of cold-fever patients were forced to self-medicate. OPD from today A long line of patients will be seen in the hospital-clinic starting as usual. Special arrangements have been made to prevent the repetition of incidents like the rape and murder of women doctors in Kolkata at the Asarwa Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. Civil Hospital Superintendent Dr. Rakesh Joshi said, ‘Lighting has been increased in all areas of the hospital. Anti-social elements used to hang out in the canteen opposite the old trauma centre. Due to which it has been closed. A team of police will be stationed near the PG hostel even at night. If the women doctors of the night go to the emergency, she team will also stay with them. Local patrols – Police patrols have been increased. Speed ​​breakers have been raised? So that if someone is running away by molestation, they can be caught quickly. Trauma In the trauma center and ICU, the patient will remain the same and additional relatives will not be allowed to come with them.’
