BENGALURU: It was worse than labour pain for a full term pregnant woman even before she went into the operation theatre as she was made to run from pillar to post between three different hospitals and a government hospital – Vani Vilas, still she did not get admission.
A 22-year-od Srimathi (name changed) hailing from a poor family from Ballari was admitted after the Deccan Chronicle brought the issue to the notice of medical superintendent Gangadhar B. Belawadi and health minister’s secretary Rupashree.
Srimathi’s husband Raju, a coolie, said that she has completed nine months and 15 days and doctors themselves said that the amniotic fluid has been reduced. When such is the situation why were the doctors callous and denied her admission, he questioned.
“Besides, we were made to run from pillar to post and denied admission too at the Vani Vilas hospital on Saturday and forced to go back home at Ramasandra beyond Kengeri. Ironically, the admission was denied even after getting the out patient card done and getting the scan done.” he asked.
Although a gynecologist at Vani Vilas ascertained the situation through a scan that her amniotic fluid level has reduced, she was denied admission risking both her and would be born baby.
Shockingly, after analyzing the report the doctor on duty asked Srimathi to get a letter from the gynecologist whom she was consulting at Kengeri.
Srimathi had been getting her follow up checks at a government hospital at Kengeri and she was asked to approach another hospital. Later, she approached BBMP maternity hospital at the Banashankari. There too she was asked to approach either Dasappa maternity hospital or Vani Vilas where better facilities and ICU are available. On Sunday evening she was admitted at Vani Vilas hospital.
Rupashree told DC that the issue will be brought to the attention of minister and arrangements would be made to admit the patient. The medical superintendent Gangadhar B. Belawadi assured to initiate action against the erring doctor after verifying the facts.
