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India Today
5 days ago
- Health
- India Today
3 doctors suspended, department head transferred for ragging at Pune hospital
A ragging incident involving a junior resident doctor in the orthopaedics department at Pune's Sassoon General Hospital and BJ Government Medical College prompted strict disciplinary action by the administration, leading to the suspension of three junior doctors and the transfer of the department a complaint filed with the dean of the college, an internal enquiry was initiated. The complaint was also escalated to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Medical Education Ministry, leading to immediate Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif said that three junior resident doctors involved in the incident were suspended for six months and fined Rs 1 lakh each. Additionally, the head of the orthopaedics department was transferred from the institution as part of the corrective measures. 'In response to the complaint, the dean took prompt action. Based on the findings, three junior resident doctors have been suspended for six months and penalised Rs 1 lakh each. Furthermore, the head of the Orthopaedics Department has been transferred from the institution,' Mushrif also emphasised that the dean was directed to implement urgent preventive measures to ensure such incidents of ragging do not recur on campus.- Ends IN THIS STORY#Maharashtra#Pune
The Hindu
14-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Three-year-old boy in Coimbatore gets prosthetic limb after amputation
A three-year-old boy from Sokkanur village near Kinathukadavu in Coimbatore district received a customised prosthetic leg after he underwent an above-knee amputation for his right leg due to a congenital condition at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH). A release from CMCH said that M. Rishwanth was admitted to the Orthopaedics Department, after having been diagnosed with a congenital deformity in both legs, and an above-knee amputation was done on his right leg. After the procedure, the boy was admitted to the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, where a customised prosthetic leg was made, fitted and given gait training under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS). The boy is now able to function independently, walk and gain self-confidence through the treatment, said the statement. Rishwanth is the youngest beneficiary to have benefited so far under this prosthetic scheme of CMCHIS at the hospital. The artificial leg also has a printed socket, specifically designed for children to make it easy for young children to use. The artificial leg given to the boy weighs below 500 gram and its carbon fibre foot and ankle have been made in a modern way for the first time to facilitate children's walking. The treatment for fitting the artificial leg could have caused ₹3 lakh in private facilities, it said.
