A day after a video of indifference of staffs of the Dhenkanal District Headquarters Hospital to a man who collapsed on the hospital verandah had gone viral, the district administration on Wednesday dismissed a pharmacist for dereliction of duty.
The video showed a woman trying to resuscitate her husband by pumping on his chest on the verandah of the hospital while crying for help from doctors and nurses in vain.
Even though there were onlookers at the verandah, no one came forward to help her. Some others were busy shooting the entire episode.On September 14, Sushant Prusty of Nadhera village under Odapada block along with wife Anupama visited the hospital for treatment as he was not keeping well.
He underwent Covid test at the hospital and waited for reports at the verandah.
When Sushant came to know that he tested Covid positive, he collapsed on the verandah and wreathed in pain. His wife cried for help from doctors and nurses, but no medical staff helped after knowing that Sushant tested positive for Covid.
Dhenkanal Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera said a recommendation has been sent to the State Government to take action against the doctor on duty when the incident happened.
A contractual pharmacist has been disengaged from duty, he added.
