Incident Reports

Tension at Bharatpur hospital following demise of new mother

2017-02-11

Bagmati, Chitawan, Bharatpur

Tensions ran high after the demise of a woman who gave birth in Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, today. The relatives of the woman staged to demonstration claiming that she died due to negligence of the hospital staff. Bimala Shrestha (34) of 11 Kilo in Gorkha district was admitted to the hospital on February 8 after the labour pain. She gave birth to a baby through scissoring on Friday morning and died on the same night, according to police. The relatives of the victim said the surgery was performed on Shrestha again on Friday evening after her health turned worse from the afternoon. The patient died due to the excessive bleeding caused by the negligence of doctors, alleged the relatives. Meanwhile, the Superintendent of Police (SP) Dipak Thapa said that police personnel have been mobilised in view of possible agitations. चितवनको भरतपुर अस्पतालमा एक सुत्केरी महिलाको मृत्युको विषयमा आज अस्पतालमा तनाव सिर्जना भएको छ। अस्पतालको लापरबाहीले महिलाको मृत्यु भएको भन्दै पीडित परिवारले प्रदर्शन गरेपछि तनाव सिर्जना भएको हो । अहिले सो विषयमा छलफल भइरहेको छ। सम्भावित घटना हुन सक्ने भन्दै अस्पतालमा प्रहरी परिचालन गरिएको प्रहरी उपरीक्षक दीपक थापाले बताए। प्रहरीका अनुसार गोरखा ११ किलोका विष्णु श्रेष्ठकी श्रीमती ३४ वर्षीया विमलालाई यही माघ २६ गते सुत्केरी गराउन भरतपुर अस्पताल ल्याइएको थियो । छिमेकी कमल बस्यालका अनुसार उनको हिजो बिहान शल्याक्रियामार्फत बच्चा निकालिएको थियो। दिउँसोबाट बिरामीको अवस्था गम्भीर बन्दै गएपछि साँझ पुनः शल्यक्रिया गरिएको पीडितपरिवारको भनाइ छ । शुक्रबार राति नै सुत्केरीको मृत्युभएपछि विमलाका आफन्तले अस्पतालको लापरबाहीले मृत्यु भएको आरोप लगाउँदै प्रदर्शन गरेका थिए । अस्पतालका चिकित्सक र नर्सले वेवास्ता गर्दा अत्यधिक रक्तस्राव भई सुत्केरीको मृत्यु भएको आफन्तको आरोप छ। रासस
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Actor 1 - Number of people 12
Actor 1 - Affiliations Mob (only Perpetrator)
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Chitwan , Local Newspaper - Sarlahi

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