Kolkata: It was a dark Diwali for several families whose babies were admitted to Kolkata's BC Roy Pediatric Hospital. At least 12 infants have died in the last 48 hours - four of them on Wednesday.
Angry parents blocked a road outside the government-run hospital in North Kolkata on Wednesday, accusing the hospital of negligence.
Doctors at the BC Roy Post-Graduate Institute of Pediatric Sciences claim that on an average, the hospital does see five to six deaths a day, and that most of the babies who were admitted here were in critical condition.
In June, the deaths of 21 babies in 48 hours at the same hospital provoked angry demonstrations, and had led to a visit from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. An inquiry conducted on the orders of the government absolved the hospital of medical negligence.
Angry parents blocked a road outside the government-run hospital in North Kolkata on Wednesday, accusing the hospital of negligence.
Doctors at the BC Roy Post-Graduate Institute of Pediatric Sciences claim that on an average, the hospital does see five to six deaths a day, and that most of the babies who were admitted here were in critical condition.
In June, the deaths of 21 babies in 48 hours at the same hospital provoked angry demonstrations, and had led to a visit from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. An inquiry conducted on the orders of the government absolved the hospital of medical negligence.
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