5 days and no water for struggling resident doctors of Sassoon’s BJMC
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 06:00 IST
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Authorities point to genuine issue with pipes; MARD members spend total of `90k on bottles, say situation unacceptable after
COVID duty
Resident doctors studying at the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College or BJMC, which is attached to the staterun
Sassoon General Hospitals, are under severe distress, as they claim their hostel has not been receiving water supply for the past five days. The residents have been using bottled water for everything from having a bath to bathroom requirements, as well as for drinking purposes. Repeated attempts to convey their issues to the administration have yielded no results. Meanwhile, the administration says that major pipe work has delayed the water supply.
Resident docs say no to non-critical work
Resident docs say no to non-critical work
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 06:00 IST
Move follows proposed bed increase at Sassoon without hiked manpower; emergency services to continue
Resident
doctors of the BJ Medical College (BJMC) serving their residency at the Sassoon General Hospitals have withdrawn from non-emergency duties with effect from 5 pm on Friday, after complaining over a month regarding a proposal to soon increase the number of beds at Sassoon hospital without recruitment of additional doctors. There has been no positive response from the dean on the matter, the doctors have said.
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Pune district is among the most affected districts in Maharashtra for COVID-19. (Representational)
Pune:
Resident doctors of Pune s Sassoon General Hospital went on strike today over shortage of manpower at the hospital to treat the growing number of patients.
The emergency services will continue during the protest.
Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors had written a letter to the hospital administration demanding an increase in the number of health staff to treat patients. The administration however did not respond to any of the demands raised by doctors after which the association has decided to stop non-essential and non-emergency-related services.
The hospital administration has not yet reacted to the situation.
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