Tag: NBMCH

Father taking son’s body in bus: Govt seeks report

Worried about the apparently unheard-before shocking incident making headlines, Nabanna has asked the district health administration to submit the report as soon as possible.

May 16, 2023

Health research unit: NBMCH to hand over building to ICMR

According to officials, following the handover, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) will undertake infrastructure development work.

May 9, 2023

After theft, reunion at NBMCH, “Lucky” finally goes home

As the couple left the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), Nityananda Singha and Ranjita Singha "nicknamed" the baby "Lucky."

April 27, 2023

Praise as Siliguri cops bring back stolen infant

The accused were produced in the Siliguri additional judicial magistrate court, which sent them in four days' police remand today, sources said.

April 24, 2023

BJP slams NBMCH security “lapses”

A team of police personnel led by assistant commissioner of the detective department Rajen Chhetri visited the ward and examined the CCTV camera footage.

April 22, 2023

Security concerns after baby stolen from NBMCH

An unidentified woman tricked the new mother into handing her baby to her by showing serious security concerns, sources said.

April 21, 2023

Child dies at NBMCH as virus test plans fail to take off

According to NBMCH superintendent Dr Sanjay Mallik, seven children suffering from acute respiratory infection (ARI) had been admitted in the paediatric ward.

March 20, 2023

DYFI slams NBMCH deaths

"We came to know that many senior doctors were not present, and this led to the death of many patients, including children. It is very unfortunate that this has happened at the principal health institute of north Bengal. The Covid pandemic situation prevails, and under such circumstances, how could some doctors not be available for the treatment of the patients?"

October 18, 2021

89 die at NBMCH during Puja days

It may be recalled that 101 deaths had been registered from Panchami (a day before Sasthi) to Dasami last year, and 103 patients had allegedly died in 2019, and 73 people died there between Sasthi and Dasami in 2018. At least 51 patients had died here during the puja in 2013.

October 17, 2021

NBMCH doctors’ Puja duty roster ready

Dr Mallik claimed that the roster was prepared in a planned manner so that there should not be any problems for patients, and that adequate number of doctors as per the strength could attend to patients during the Puja days. The state government had cancelled the leave of doctors during the coronavirus pandemic last year.

October 8, 2021

Seven more children admitted in NBMCH; patient flees in MMCH

Six children died due to other diseases, like low birth weight, heart failure, shock with hypertensive encephalopathy, and neonatal cardiac failure in the past 24 hours, the sources said. Altogether, 29 children have been admitted there, including three referred from Jalpaiguri.

October 4, 2021

One more child dies in NBMCH

NBMCH authorities said a total of eight children suffering from fever and acute respiratory infections (ARI) have died there since 1 September. Sources said five children suffering from sepsis, preterm, low birth weight and other diseases died in the last 24 hours.

September 30, 2021

3 more children die at NBMCH

A nine-month-old baby from Birpara in Alipurduar district, who had been admitted in the NBMCH yesterday, had been suffering from severe pneumonia and low birth weight, the sources said.

September 29, 2021

Three more children die at NBMCH in Siliguri

Earlier, three children suffering from fever and respiratory infection had died there in the past four days-a three-month-old baby girl, who had been referred from the Kharibari hospital died on 22 September, while a four-month-old girl of Pradhannagar died on 23 September.

September 27, 2021

Ailing boy fights for life at NBMCH, his father ‘kills self’

"The teenager earlier was admitted to other hospitals due to his chronic illness. His intestines have come out of his abdomen and we were planning to restore them through surgery, but as he has also been suffering from malnutrition, the doctors were taking time for the surgery,"

September 9, 2021

NBMCH readies for cancer hospital

Doctors said it would be a major boost for the treatment of cancer patients of north Bengal. They said more government-run facilities are needed for cancer treatment. Another cancer hospital in the state will come up at the SSKM in association with the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, it is learnt.

August 17, 2021

NBMCH panel to check vaccine side-effect cases

Apart from Covid-19 vaccination, other vaccines for diseases like Japanese Encephalitis, yellow fever, tetanus-diphtheria are also administered at the NBMCH. Some recipients of Covid19 vaccines have reported AEFI and at least two persons died in north Bengal after getting the shots in March.

August 3, 2021