01-05-2025
Nurse dies at pvt hosp, kin accuses mgmt of negligence
Bhilwara: A nurse at a private hospital in Bhilwara city died under suspicious circumstances Thursday. The deceased, identified as Bharati (28), was working at Ramsnehi Hospital on Nehru Road, Bhilwara, for the past two years.
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According to police, Bharati's health deteriorated during duty Wednesday night. The hospital staff admitted her and began treatment. By 1.30am, her condition improved, but when staff checked on her around 4am, she was found to have passed away. The hospital management informed her family by phone. Upon arrival, her family accused the hospital of negligence and started a commotion outside. They, along with community members, demanded Rs 50 lakh in compensation.
The protest and discussions lasted for about five hours, concluding with a meeting between the hospital administration and the family in the presence of police and officials. The family agreed to a post-mortem, after which the police handed over the body.
During the protest, angry individuals broke the glass at the hospital's main entrance with sticks and even brought dry wood for last rites inside the hospital. The police managed to calm the situation and took the wood away.
Present during the incident were probationer IPS Jatin Jain, Bhilwara circle officer (Sadar) Shyam Sundar Bishnoi, circle officer (City) Manish Bardgujar, Bhilwara City MLA Ashok Kothari, along with community, police, and administration members.
Bardgujar said that the nursing staffer's health deteriorated suddenly during her night duty, and other nursing staff present administered a drip. She then went to sleep, but in the morning, she was found dead.
