In the aftermath of the death of a Class IV employee at St George’s Hospital and the suspension of three doctors, resident doctors who were posted there until recently stated that there is a shortage of technical staff in the hospital`s radiology department after 4 pm, resulting in critical patients sometimes being sent to JJ Hospital for further treatment.

Dr Swapnil Bhagat, a general surgery resident who was posted at St George’s Hospital and now works at JJ Hospital, said, “Emergency patients are sent to JJ Hospital because the radiology department shuts by 4 pm. Doctors from the JJ’s radiology department also work at St George, but due to limited manpower, the department closes for scans very early."