Nine newborns die in Kota s JK Lon hospital in 24 hours
Infant deaths in Rajasthan: Family members and relatives of the infants have accused the hospital staff of medical negligence
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Infant deaths in JK Lon Hospital: Five babies died on Wednesday night and four more on Thursday
Nine newborns have died in the JK Lon Hospital in Rajasthan s Kota in the past 24 hours. Five babies died on Wednesday night and four more on Thursday. All of them were around 1-4 days old. Hospital Superintendent Suresh Dulara has, however, claimed that the deaths were all natural and that none of the infants had any infection.
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Rajasthan: 9 newborns die in Kota s J K Lon hospital
Nine newborn infants have died at a state-run hospital in Kota city of Rajasthan within a span of hours, officials said on Thursday, a year after the same facility had hit national headlines over the deaths of an unusual number of infants.
Five babies died during Wednesday night and four more on Thursday at the J K Lon Hospital. All of them were between 1-4 days old, the officials said, prompting Health Minister Raghu Sharma to order an inquiry.
Hospital Superintendent Suresh Dulara, however, claimed that the deaths were natural with no unusual or severe reason or infection.
Expressing grief over the deaths, Birla stressed on proper monitoring in the hospital. I have spoken to the hospital management and got a report on the matter. Whatever facts come out, I would discuss it with the state government, the MP told the media after the meeting.
Hospital Superintendent Dulara said a newly constructed 12-bed NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) level-3 ward, which was ready to go functional, was made operational on Friday with 10 nursing staff.
Kota District Collector Ujjawal Rathore, who also attended the meeting, said some pieces of equipment at the hospital were certainly reported to be lying unused, but their number is not considerable .
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Medical Education Secretary will investigate the death.
The death toll of infants increased to 12 on Friday at the JK Lon Hospital in Rajasthan s Kota. The Health Ministry of the Rajasthan government has constituted a committee to investigate the matter.
The four-member committee will present its report within three working days. Medical Education Secretary Shivangi Swarnakar will investigate the death. Two additional principals of RCH and SMS join the committee.
After Lok Sabha speaker, the district collector has called a meeting. There was a stir in the administration due to the death of newborns
Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma has ordered a probe in the matter to ascertain the cause of deaths. He said that three of the nine infants were brought dead while three had congenital diseases. After I got the news of the death of nine infants at Kota`s JK Lon Hospital, I spoke to Medical superintendent and sought a report. According to the report, three of the n