Parents Push Sick Child in Heat Amid Hospital Lapses

Disturbing footage emerged on June 6, showing parents pushing their 11-year-old son on a stretcher for approximately one kilometer in intense afternoon heat. This occurred between Indore's Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital and the Super Speciality Hospital. The incident has prompted disciplinary proceedings against numerous hospital staff members. An attending doctor faces a seven-day salary deduction, and three nurses have had a day's pay docked. The security in-charge was suspended, and show-cause notices were issued to senior officials.

Hospital administration stated that while the family was seeking multiple opinions, the need for physically shifting the patient was questionable, attributing the event to confusion over documentation. However, the family's account suggests they faced delays and lacked timely assistance for the transfer. The boy had been undergoing treatment for a neurological complication and was referred for further evaluation and a spinal brace.

This situation is not isolated, as MY Hospital has faced past scrutiny. Earlier this year, an infant lost a thumb during an IV cannula removal. Additionally, allegations of rat bites in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) led to pest control measures and further controversy regarding newborn deaths.