IMA threatens indefinite strike over charges in Ahmednagar hospital fire – ET HealthWorld

State IMA president Dr Ramkishna Londhe, who was in Chandrapur to take part in a medical conference, on Sunday claimed their delegation is visiting Ahmednagar on Monday and would discuss situation with their local counterparts and decide on going ahead with the indefinite strike. “The woman doctor and three nurses working for the government hospital have been made scapegoats in the case. The fire broke out following short circuit in power supply wire and still women doctor and nurses were booked for causing death by negligence even as it was evident that they have no role in outbreak of fire,” Londhe said.

He claimed that a six monthly audit for fire, electrical system and building strength is mandatory for all hospitals. “All the private hospitals compulsorily carry out fire and electrical audit every six months. It is the responsibility of administration to ensure proper fire and electrical audits are carried out in government hospitals. If responsible administrative officers failed to comply with the norm, how come the woman doctor and nurses are responsible for that?” asked Dr Londhe.

He claimed that women doctor and nurses are being treated as hardcore criminals and the police have even taken second round of their custody for further interrogation. He maintained that IMA Maharashtra unit stands strongly behind the innocent doctor and nurses, and all 47,000 members of IMA in state would go on indefinite strike with MAGMO and nurses federation crippling the entire health services in state, if charges are not withdrawn against innocent woman doctor and three nurses, he said.

He also demanded Rs50 lakh compensation for the family of the final-year medical student killed in the medical college campus in Yavatmal and take security measures to ensure that such incident does not take place in future.