Private hospital in Mangaluru denies discrepancies

Omega Hospital has denied any wrongdoing in the cardiac operations done on 70-year-old Povakka and nine-year-old Aishat Haseena, who died recently.

Chief Cardiologist K. Mukund said Poovakka had blood pressure, chest pain and 98 per cent block was noticed in her heart. After taking consent of her relative, the hospital carried out operation on March 15.

‘No wrong procedure’

“There is absolutely nothing wrong in the procedure we have followed,” Dr. Mukund said, adding that she was discharged from the hospital on March 18 after she was found fine. The hospital was waiting for the autopsy report.

Regarding Aishat Haseena, Dr. Mukund said the child was an endosulfan victim with intellectual disability. Brushing aside allegation of family members that they were given false hope of improvement in the child’s condition with cardiac surgery, Dr. Mukund said surgical intervention was necessary as there was narrowing of the main artery supplying blood to the body.

‘False allegations’

Denying Arlapadavu resident Mr. Ibrahim’s allegation that he was forced to undergo an open heart surgery, Dr. Mukund said they suggested surgery as they had noticed blocks in his heart. “As he refused to undergo surgery, we did not do anything to him,” the cardiologist said.

He also ruled out the allegation that the hospital forced villagers to undergo surgical interventions by confiscating their BPL ration cards.

Dr. Mukund said the hospital was submitting to Suvarna Aarogya Trust details of the medical camp and also procedures done for beneficiaries of Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme.