Make hospital admn responsible for avoidable deaths: Ex MLCs

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 26: Some former MLCs and other prominent people have demanded that hospital administration should be made responsible for avoidable deaths.
In a joint statement issued here today, Romesh Arora, Charanjit Singh Khalsa, Devinder Seth, Sumant and Birender Gupta said that society will never forget services of corona warriors who laid life in service of humanity. They appreciated efforts made by Modi Govt, but added that system required to be improved in Jammu and Kashmir.
They said that death of Covid patients during night is a serious concern and enquiry must be conducted as mechanical staff is also responsible to maintain oxygen pressure as made available by Govt. “This process of oxygen related deaths is still going on. Hospital Administration must be made responsible,” they added.
Alleging that the ventilator provided from PM CARE Fund were still not used for which proper planning and monitoring is must. “Retired doctors and staff be added /appointed for meeting challenges of pandemic and posts be filled up on temporary basis. Bi-pap system of PM Care ventilator be used wherever required. We cannot sit silent and watch as hopeless spectators,” they asserted.