By A Staff Reporter
IMPHAL | July 27
In a shocking incident, a lady who came to avail medical treatment in JNIMS was allegedly turned away for “no reasons” by an attendant.
The patient, identified as M. Thaba Devi (55) a resident of Konung Mamang, who has complaint of thyroid went to see the doctors at JNIMS today.
Like everyone else, Thaba accompanied by her sister-in-law, reportedly got herself a ticket after standing a long queue from 9am.
As per the ticket she was to see a medicine doctor in room No.117 and the same was also directed by the clerk in the counter.
Subsequently, Thaba and her sister-in-law approached an attendant of room No.117 and submitted the tickets and waited for her turn.
After a long wait, Thaba who was in serial number 33, was finally called at around 3.30 pm in by a lady attendant.
To her surprise, Thaba was reportedly asked by the attendant to produce previous papers of consultation with the doctor in the room.
Thaba alleged that she was asked to leave the doctor’s room after being informed that a referral paper from another doctor is needed if she is to see the present doctor (in room 117). The doctor was also present in the room.
She strongly resented on the attitude of the staff of the JNIMS depriving the right of a patient.
“We came to JNIMS for we cannot afford to go to private hospital. Is this the way a patient should be treated in a government hospital? We have waited for our turn since early morning and we even skipped our lunch only to be turned away for reasons not known to us”, she lamented.
She appealed to the authority concerned to look into the matter in the interest of poor people like me.
Read more / Original news source: http://www.ifp.co.in/item/2280-patient-deprived-of-treatment-at-jnims