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Medical Negligence Allegations After Patient Dies at Guskara Health Center
- •Tension erupted at Guskara Primary Health Center following the death of a patient, Nabakumar Mandal (66), with allegations of medical negligence.
- •Family claims the duty doctor did not examine the patient for a long time after he was admitted with chest pain.
- •The patient's family alleges he died on the way to Bardhaman after being advised to transfer by a nurse.
- •Hospital authorities deny negligence, stating the patient's condition was critical and treatment was prompt.
- •Local residents express long-standing dissatisfaction with Guskara Primary Health Center's medical services and infrastructure.
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Tension erupted after 66-year-old Nabakumar Mandal died on the way to Bardhaman following treatment for chest pain at Guskara Primary Health Center. His family protested and alleged medical negligence, claiming the duty doctor failed to examine him properly and advised a transfer after initial care by a nurse.
Hospital authorities denied the family's accusations of medical negligence. The duty doctor claimed that the patient's condition was already critical upon arrival and that prompt treatment was administered in accordance with medical protocols.
Local residents have long expressed dissatisfaction with the medical services and infrastructure at Guskara Primary Health Center. The community noted that even a state minister had previously criticized the health center's medical system, fueling ongoing demands for facility improvements.
