2 docs suspended for dereliction of responsibility in AP

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ANANTAPUR: 2 medical professionals consisting of a Homeowner Medical Officer of Government Super Specialty Medical facility were suspended
and show cause notifications were served on the Superintendent and 2 head nurses of the super-specialty medical facility here, for their
declared neglect in providing prompt treatment to APMIP district job director who died at hospital
The authorities was an unique officer on Covid duty.Collector Gandham Chandrudu responded seriously as APMIP project director M
Subbarayudu might not get even a stretcher to reach the 2nd floor of health center
The reception staff was discovered to be irresponsible in responding rapidly to conserve the official
Deccan Chronicle highlighted the problem as the district officer's son-in-law and son had to bring the patient to the second flooring health
center after the reception personnel dithered in pertaining to their aid quickly
The official breathed his last later in the ICU.On Sunday, the Collector, taking a major note of lapses on the part of healthcare facility
personnel, released orders, suspending Homeowner Medical Officer Dr
Sridhar and help desk medical officer Dr Sudhakar for their carelessness even after they were informed about the important condition of
Subbarayudu
The Collector also revealed anger at the health center authorities for not replacing oxygen flow meters
It took more than 25 minutes to rush the patient to the ICU ward from the ambulance and the staff ignored to organize oxygen circulation
metres for APMIP job director, he apparently observed
He also provided show-cause notices to the Superintendent Dr K
Vijaya Bhaskar and two head nurses Mahalakshmi and Rajeswari to reply within 24 hours on the delay in repairing oxygen flow meters at the
super-specialty hospital.The health center authorities looked out beforehand about the important condition of Subbarayudu and asked to make
needed arrangements to provide emergency situation medical help
They even stopped working to arrange a stretcher, it was explained
The nodal officer kept the ICU bed prepared on the 2nd floor, staff negligence led to the death of a sincere authorities
Meanwhile, Hindupur municipal 3rd ward planning secretary Harshavardhan Reddy was suspended by the municipal regional director over failure
to collaborate with personnel in oxygen utilisation
He ignored responsibilities at the hospital as the collaborating assistant, it was stated.