Tag: Balurghat hospital

Balurghat doc, staff accused of harassing patient kin

One relative of the patient alleged that the Super Specialty wing of the hospital had become a place for collecting money from patients and their relatives.

November 12, 2019

Balurghat hospital falls short of blood

The Balurghat hospital in South Dinajpur is reeling under an acute shortage of blood. The situation has become critical and patients are suffering the most since the past two weeks. According to hospital sources the situation deteriorated due the Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examination after social service organizations in the district failed arranging blood donation …

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April 12, 2018

B’ghat doc denies treatment, cites lack of staff

A doctor at the department of oncology at the Balurghat hospital on Friday refused to check a patient, citing shortage of staff. The cancer patient, Gayanada Das, 80, had been taken to the hospital by her grandson Amit Das, while the hospital staff asked them to wait a while. The duo allegedly waited from 9:30 …

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March 24, 2018

Machine fails; B’ghat Thalassemia patients hit

Blood tests for suspected Thalassemia patients have come to a halt at the Balurghat hospital, thanks to the machine, ‘Bio-Rad,’ which is used in such tests, that is out of order since 6 February. According to the hospital authorities, engineers from Kolkata have made multiple attempts to fix the machine, but in vain. The Balurghat …

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March 21, 2018