8/2/2019 SNCU Nurse Transfer
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MATERNITY,NCUWARDSFFECTED
wihruilsestategnan news s6t"ice .SlilcURI, 30 trtARCH:
heSiliguridistricthospitals hav-ing trouble providing emer-?ency
medicalservicesn itsmaternity ardand tssicknew-bomcare nit (SNCU)ue
o alackof nunes..Theproblemwasaggravatedwhensomenurses ould
notwork, and a nursewas trans-feredfrom hehospiral'sNCU
to BidhanNapr primary,healthcentre. houghheSiliguri os.pial
rried to keepthe SNCUnurse,hechiefmedical fficerofhealthorccdt to
releaseer.Accordingomedical fficersassociated ith the
maternitvwardand tlrc SNCU, dequatinursing taffsrcquired oiookafter
paticnts n the 24.bedmaprniry ardand he 16-bedSNCU.-
Eightnuneswereappoinrccltor heSNCU,o watch ver icknewbornbabies
round theclock. hree renotworking.'h nursing taffmembei spregnant
nd she is in theadvancetage. nothers physi-callyweakandsufferinsiom
aslippcd isc.A thirdwi suffer.ing illnessand
doctorscliirg.noseduberculosis,"aid med.icalofficer."lt il very
difiicult to runthe SNCU t
presenr,"heqffi.cersaid.I)arieelinghiefmedical ffi.
lnj,ectftnornenbormnslead mofterEAlcANr,3OMARCH:ension
rippedStateeeneratl::ptt"t.u1 gliy"g"nj in NorthDirii;pur olsrict
tooay9ft9ran injectionwasmistakenly hcnto a:lodayoidba[
insteadhebaby'smother.Aier themattercanre otight,ocals tarted
gitatingnthehcpital agalnstheglteged egigencen hepartof
theaitendin-gurse.Rglgtivesf thepatientmetthe medical
upeintenoentof thehospital,emanding unishmentf theatenOing1-urs9,
hohad nJectedhebabybymiqtake.MrsSutubala oy, rasident fSaiapui
underMustafunagartampanc*ryat,ecaniemothera fewlqVsbetole
heHigherSecondaryxamination eganthisyear,orwhich
hewasanexamirrce.Sheappearedntwoexaminationsrom
hehospltalbed.Shewasreleasedromthe hospfirralastrcek.
Shewagreadmiftedat thestaterun acittty#ter
slrecomplalnedofb,reathingroubleasilnight.Thlsmomlng
heattendingoctor
xamlnederandprescribedninjection,However,heattendlng
urcepushedhelnJecilonnto hebabynstead.
r6uttwcthepailcnt,MrcBhaloRoy, ald hecondldonf thsba$ became edowlt
wasmistakentv
venttreinjection.Wefoundthebabybehavin!bnormatty,"tepil T" medicat
uperinterutentt tie trospitat,irFlgi Bol,, aidhehadstartedan
investlgationn hebasisof thecomplaintodgedS
therelat-irestthepatient.Wewilltakeactionaft6r
eceMngtheepon,headded. ||s
cer of healthSubirBhowmik women.hispHCwaseward-saidhe-ladmoved
nlyone ed orbettermedicalrvicconurse.Shofugefasingletaff
thepoorpeoplendweclecid_meTDe,rlt not hamperhe ed to keepts
repuration,"Xmedical.servicen theSiliguri
Bhowmikaid.hospital,"esaid. - Thechiefmedicalflicer f"l
haveakenhedecisionn health hosaidiar ttrcshort.my'discretionnd
posted ageofnurseswouldberesolrurseondeputationtBidhan soonwith
fresh ecruitment.NagarPHC o makebetter "Recruirmentf
nursingtaifiamangementsorpoor regnant n progress,,'esaid.
