Over 5,000 Patients Denied Treatment at MGM Hospital Amid Junior Doctors’ Strike.
The ongoing strike by junior doctors at Jamshedpur’s MGM Hospital has left thousands of patients without medical care as the OPD remains closed for the fifth consecutive day.
JAMSHEDPUR – The OPD at MGM Hospital has been witnessing a massive influx of over 1,000 patients daily, but the ongoing strike by junior doctors has resulted in the closure of the OPD, leaving patients in distress.
On Tuesday, a large number of patients arrived at the hospital seeking treatment, only to be disappointed as the OPD remained closed.
Many patients waited for hours in the administrative building, hoping that the OPD would reopen, but eventually, they had to return home without receiving any medical care.
Over the past five days, more than 5,000 patients have been turned away due to the strike, unable to receive the treatment they urgently need.
In response to the growing crisis, the hospital superintendent called a meeting with the deputy superintendent and heads of all departments, urging them to convince the junior doctors to end the strike.
During the meeting, the junior doctors raised several safety-related demands, which the superintendent agreed to address.
However, some junior doctors insisted that they would wait for the Supreme Court’s decision, aligning their actions with the decisions of junior doctors across the state and country.
As a result, the meeting concluded without any resolution, and the strike is set to continue.
Late into the night, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) held an online meeting with its national branch and representatives from various states, with junior doctors from MGM Hospital participating.
The meeting, attended by Deputy Superintendent Dr. Nakul Prasad Chaudhary, Dr. Diwakar Hansda, Dr. AN Jha, Dr. Balram Jha, Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Dr. Pawan Dutta, Dr. KK Chaudhary, Dr. Ajay Raj, and others, ended without a clear outcome.
No Surgeries Performed
The situation in the surgery and orthopedics departments has been equally grim, with not a single surgery performed over the past five days.
Over 20 patients are currently awaiting surgery.
Department heads have stated that emergency treatments are not being halted, and serious cases are being treated with the help of senior doctors.
However, several patients in the wards have had their surgeries repeatedly postponed.
Junior doctor Ganesh Srivastava stated that the strike would continue, as their demands have not yet been met.
He emphasized that they would only call off the strike upon receiving written assurances from the college and hospital administration.
