Kanpur DM urges corporates to help improve city hospitals

After the death of a 12-year-old boy due to alleged apathy of doctors in Kanpur Medical College, district authorities today asked all government hospitals to improve their facilities within three days, failing which they could face action.
"After visiting various hospitals in the city, directions have been issued to the hospitals to improve their facilities within three days, failing which action will be taken against the Chief Medical Superintendents (CMS) of the faulty hospitals," District Magistrate Kaushal Raj told PTI today.
He admitted that government hospitals in the district lack in facilities to match the rush of patients and said while the administration is making efforts to provide help, industrialists, traders and factory-owners have also been asked to help under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

"This will help in betterment of the hospitals and some of the businesspersons have agreed to help," Raj said.
Sunil Kumar brought his son Anshu, who was suffering from fever, to the emergency ward of Hallet hospital of JSVM Medical College here on August 28 and alleged that doctors asked him to go from one department to another which he did while carrying his son on his shoulders and the boy died later, a charge which the hospital authorities have refuted.
"The Additional City Magistrate and Additional Chief Medical Officer's two-member committee to inquire in to the incident was formed yesterday. They have recorded statements of Hallet hospital's doctors, ward boys and the boy's father. The committee will submit the report to me and I will then give it to the UP government in Lucknow," the DM said.

A meeting has also been called of CMS of the all the hospitals and other officials by the DM.
Following the death of the boy, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has suspended the Chief Medical Superintendent of the Kanpur Medical College.