Six patients being treated for the coronavirus died after one of the largest hospitals in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar ran ...
Six patients being treated for the coronavirus died after one of the largest hospitals in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar ran out of oxygen supplies, reported The Dawn on Monday.
Seven officials of Peshawar’s Khyber Teaching Hospital, including the hospital’s Medical Teaching Institution director, were suspended after an inquiry committee found they were negligent in performing their duties.
Khyber Teaching Hospital spokesperson Farhad Khan said the patients died on Saturday night when the vendor who supplies the hospital with medical oxygen failed to arrive on time. He said that five patients were admitted to the hospital’s coronavirus ward while one was in the intensive care unit.
The hospital receives its oxygen supply from Rawalpindi, which did not reach on time, leading to the death of the critically-ill patients, he added.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra directed the Board of Governors of the hospital to conduct an inquiry into the incident and take action within 48 hours. He promised that “all facts of the case will be made public”.
1. There was an incident at KTH last night involving a shortage of oxygen supply.
I have directed the BoG to conduct an immediate inquiry & take action within 48 hours. If found unsatisfactory, or if otherwise required, the govt will immediately...
