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May 02, 2021 15:18 IST
Family members allege in video that the 59-year-old woman died because ‘the hospital could not provide her oxygen in time’.
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Workers carrying medical oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients at Govt Medical College Hospital in Jammu. File.
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Family members allege in video that the 59-year-old woman died because ‘the hospital could not provide her oxygen in time’.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the death of a coronavirus-infected patient allegedly due to the lack of oxygen concentrators at a premiere hospital in Jammu.
Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Raghav Langar, has appointed the Financial Commissioner, Health, as an officer “to inquire into the circumstances leading to the death of the person at the Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital (ASCOMS).
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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday clarified that no patient had died due to shortage of oxygen supply at Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOM) hospital here as regular replenishment was being undertaken as per requirement raised.
The statement comes after the family of a Covid patient claimed that she died at ASCOM hospital, aka Batra hospital, due to non-availability of the life-saving gas.
A statement issued by the administration said while there is an increasing demand, no patient had died due to shortage of oxygen. Earlier, noisy scenes were witnessed here after relatives of the deceased blamed the hospital. The management denied charge. “Four deaths have taken place today (Saturday) due to various reasons but not because of shortage of oxygen,” hospital principal Pawan Malhotra said. PTI
No patient died of oxygen shortage in Jammu hospital: J&K admin
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday clarified that no patient has died due to shortage of oxygen supply at Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOM) hospital here as regular replenishment is being undertaken as per requirement raised.
The statement comes after family members of a COVID-positive woman claimed that she died at the ASCOM hospital, popularly known as Batra hospital, due to non-availability of the life-saving gas.
“Four deaths reported in Batra hospital Jammu today (Saturday) occurred because of routine medical reasons, not because of shortage of oxygen,” a statement issued by the administration said.