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Updated On: 08 September, 2010 08:51 AM IST | | Alifiya Khan
Emergency dept kept fully functional as OPD and routine surgeries severely hit; other wards managed by doctors, interns, student nurses; no Class IV workers means kin carry their dead to morgue, clear refuse
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Emergency dept kept fully functional as OPD and routine surgeries severely hit; other wards managed by doctors, interns, student nurses; no Class IV workers means kin carry their dead to morgue, clear refuse.
Even as more than 600 nurses and ward boys at the state-run Sassoon General Hospital yesterday stayed away from work in response to the nationwide strike called by trade unions to protest against price rise and exploitation of labour laws, services at the hospital were not completely paralysed.
The emergency department of the hospital was working full strength and patients admitted to wards were being managed by senior and intern doctors along with student nurses.
Even as more than 600 nurses and ward boys at the state-run Sassoon General Hospital yesterday stayed away from work in response to the nationwide strike called by trade unions to protest against price rise and exploitation of labour laws, services at the hospital were not completely paralysed.
The emergency department of the hospital was working full strength and patients admitted to wards were being managed by senior and intern doctors along with student nurses.
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| Coping with Pressure: The Sassoon General Hospital works under tremendous pressure as it is a tertiary healthcare centre serving patients, most of them severely ill, from not only the city but also rural areas. With a strike, it is virtually crippled. The hospital kept things going yesterday with effective prioritisation. File Pic Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
