Woman who came to GMCH from Bhandara survives

Nagpur: After the fire in Bhandara district general hospital on Saturday, a 60-year-old woman with chest pain and paralytic symptoms travelled from Paoni to the casualty department in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur, without check-up and medication. She has survived.
On January 10, TOI had reported how a 40-year-old woman Covid-19 survivor died on way to GMCH from Bhandara.She needed oxygen and was undergoing treatment in ICU.
The 60-year-Malabai Ramchandra Nagpure too was sent to GMCH in the same ambulance as the 40-year-old. After four days, officials at the hospital gave details of the patient on Wednesday.
The woman’s son told TOI that the family underwent a torrid time but are now happy that she is alive. “We brough our mother to the rural hospital at Paoni around 11pm on Friday. After a check-up, the doctors gave medicines. Doctors said she had high blood pressure and needed to be taken to Bhandara district general hospital,” he said.
The hospital is about 45 kms from Paoni. “The doctor allotted us an ambulance around 30 minutes past midnight,” said the son.
They reached the hospital at 2am. “We took her to the casualty ward and waited for 15 minutes. When the doctor turned up, a nurse came and informed about the fire. The doctor then suggested that we take her to GMCH in Nagpur. The doctor at Bhandara did not check her and give any medicine,” he said.
In the ambulance with the 40-year-old woman who was on a stretcher, the son, his wife and the sick mother shared a seat. “We reached Nagpur at around 3.30am,” he said.
Diagnosed with high BP, doctors started treating her. Though she got discharged on Monday, the trio are staying back as the doctor has told her to come to hospital for a few days to check her BP.
Bhandara district civil surgeon Dr Pramod Khandate on January 9 had stated that he was not aware of any patient being referred to GMCH.
Relatives of the 40-year-old deceased woman had demanded compensation.
IN A NUTSHELL
*60-year-old woman reaches Bhandara hospital from Paoni complaining of chest pain and paralytic symptoms
*Doctor at casualty suggested relatives to take her to GMCH
* Sent with another 40-year-old woman patient in same ambulance
*40-year-old was on stretcher, other woman and family on a seat
*40-year-old woman dies before reaching GMCH
*60-year-old woman admitted and survives