3 doctors suspended in Ahmedabad’s L.G. hospital for doing operation in wrong hand

Ahmedabad, 15 November, 2011

Three resident doctors of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation run L.G. hospital were suspended today for serious negligence in treatment of a child.

According to sources, three doctors performed operation on left hand of a 9-year old poor child Kaushik while actually his right hand was having fracture.

Doctors who fitted rod in child’s wrong hand were suspended after hospital management found the matter serious, on complain of parents of the child.

Names of suspended doctors are:

Dr. Jayminsinh Chavda
Dr. Kaushal Shah
Dr. Umesh Chaudhary

A show cause notice has been issued to associate professor Dr. Bhavesh Jesalpura in this regard.

Municipal Commissioner has appointed a team led by Civil hospital Superintendent Dr. Prabhakar to probe independently in this matter so that proper actions can be taken against those responsible.