Safdarjung Hospital

No treatment should be administered without my consent: Wangchuk's wife

The Delhi Police has shifted activist Sonam Wangchuk to the Safdarjung Hospital, his wife Gitanjali J Angmo said on Saturday and asserted that no medical treatment should be administered to the activist without her consent. Wangchuk was shifted from the Jantar Mantar protest site early Saturday, the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike. "He is at Safdarjung Hospital. I forbid them from administering anything without my consent. No treatment should start without my consent. I hold everybody accountable if anything happens," Angmo told PTI. Questioning the decision to hospitalise him, she claimed Wangchuk appeared fine on Friday. "Yesterday, he was doing fine. There was no need to bring him to the hospital. It's my right under Article 32. Without my consent and my doctor's consent, nothing can be administered," she said. The Delhi Police has said that Wangchuk was shifted to the hospital for "essential medical care" following expert medical advice and in compliance with the Delh

Police used white sheets, plainclothes cops to shift Wangchuk to hospital

White sheets, plainclothes police personnel and a plan to deploy network jammers marked Delhi Police's operation to shift activist Sonam Wangchuk to a government hospital on Saturday after his health deteriorated during a 20-day hunger strike, police sources said. The pre-drawn operation was planned overnight following directions from the Delhi High Court and medical advice recommending Wangchuk's hospitalisation, they said. According to the sources, senior officers received instructions from Police Headquarters around 1.30 am to ensure that Wangchuk underwent a medical examination and was admitted to hospital. Soon afterwards, senior officers of the New Delhi district assembled at Mandir Marg police station to chalk out the operation. A police source said a security drill was conducted to assess how Wangchuk could be shifted "without confrontation" in less than a minute. The officers also discussed deploying network jammers around the protest site to prevent the rapid circulation

Wangchuk weak, dehydrated due to fasting but stable: Safdarjung Hospital

Sonam Wangchuk is weak due to prolonged fasting and dehydration but is currently stable, Safdarjung Hospital said on Saturday. The activist was shifted to the government hospital early Saturday after his health deteriorated on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here, with the police citing medical advice and directions of the Delhi High Court. "Mr Sonam Wangchuck is weak due to prolonged fasting and dehydration. Although he is currently stable, he requires continuous observation, monitoring and treatment to restore his body parameters," the hospital said in a statement. According to the statement, Wangchuk was admitted to the hospital at 7.40 am on Saturday. Wangchuk had been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28 in support of the CJP-led protest over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination and the reported deaths of students linked to the controversy. His health had shown a steady decline over the past three weeks. On Friday, doctors said

Safdarjung hospital to start first online critical care follow-up clinic

The Safdarjung Hospital administration will start the country's first online critical care follow-up clinic for patients discharged from the ICU who can get doctors' advice as they recover further in their homes. The online follow-up clinic will be available via an e-Sanjivani OPD portal from 10 am to 11 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays, an official statement said. The portal will be inaugurated by hospital director, Dr Sandeep Bansal, on Saturday. Patients and their families can log in to the portal and get critical care consultation from the hospital, it said. "In India, ICU follow-up and critical care are extremely necessary because many of our patients come from very distant places. They travel from far-off areas, and once they return home after treatment, it becomes very difficult for them to come back again for follow-up visits," said Dr Anirban Hom, Head of Critical Care at Safdarjung Hospital. "We also know that these patients are often not fully capable after discharge and ...

Pan masala mogul's daughter-in-law dies by suicide at south Delhi home

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Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain admitted to Safdarjung Hospital

Jailed former AAP leader Satyendar Jain was brought to Safdarjung Hospital after he complained of deterioration in health

CBI raids Safdarjung Hospital, arrests neurosurgeon on corruption charges

The investigation further revealed that Rawat directed his patients to deposit bribes ranging from Rs 30,000 to Rs 1.15 lakh into a middleman's bank account, the officials said

Fully prepared in case of spike in Covid cases: Safdarjung Hospital doctor

Amid the uptick in Covid cases in the national capital, a health expert has said that carelessness by the people is the main reason behind it and there is a need to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour.

Fire at Delhi's Safdarjung, Makkar hospital; no casualty reported

Two fire incidents were reported at Safdarjung Hospital and at Makkar Multispeciality Hospital on Friday morning but there was no casualty

Doctors of 3 govt hospitals boycott routine, emergency services from Monday

As the resident doctors boycotted work, the DGHS is learnt to have visited the Safdarjung hospital where he appealed to the resident doctors for calling off the protest, but they refused

Fire breaks out in Safdarjung Hospital's ICU, 50 patients evacuated

A fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the ICU of the Safdarjung Hospital here following which 50 patients were evacuated, fire officials said

Decked up for first day, first shot: All eyes on Covid-19 vaccination drive

The hectic preparations in the capital city resembled action at any wedding venue, according to a health worker in the midst of it all

Safdarjung Hospital to restore OPD services to normal timings from Sept 1

The Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi will restore its OPD services to normal timings from Tuesday, according to an official circular issued by the medical superintendent of the hospital. All elective surgeries will also be restored with effect from September 1, it stated. "It has been decided to restore the OPD services of the hospital to normal timings (8:30 am to 11:30 am from Monday to Friday and 8.30 am to 11 am on Saturday) with effect from September 1," said the circular issued to all heads of departments and others officials. The OPD was being run for limited duration, while elective surgeries were suspended in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Day after being set afire, Unnao rape victim dies at Safdarjung Hospital

The Unnao rape victim was set afire by five men, including her two alleged rapists, on Thursday morning when she was going to Rae Bareli to attend a court hearing in the rape case filed by her

AIIMS, Safdarjung doctors call off strike after Health minister's assurance

the Union minister assured them of addressing their concerns while drafting the regulations of the National Medical Commission

Consumer Panel fines Safdarjung Rs 1.1 mn for negligence on patient's death

The hospital had denied all the allegations levelled against it and said it made every timely effort to provide appropriate treatment to the patient