DGHS orders closure of Operation Theatre

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday ordered private 'Central Hospital' to suspend activities of its operation theatre until further orders due to dissatisfactory services at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and emergency department, reports UNB.
Besides, the hospital's gynecologist Dr Sangjukta Saha has been asked not to provide any specialist service at the organization until any written approval from the DGHS is served.
A visiting team formed by the DGHS upon the allegations of wrong treatment to one Mahbuba Rahman Akhi gave the directives after visiting the hospital.
A media release signed by Hospitals and Clinics department Director (DGHS) Dr Md Daud Adnan and its Deputy Director Dr Moinul Ahsan said this on Friday afternoon.
The hospital authority will bear all costs of treatment of the patient Akhi and refund the bills taken from the victim's family in exchange for treatment.
All documents related to her treatment and physicians who were involved with the delivery operation will have to be sent to Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) and actions will be taken later.
The hospital authority will pay all costs to run the under trial case filed against six identified people while two of them have already been arrested--Dr Shahjadi and Dr Munna.
Any compensation claim by the victim family will have to be settled in accordance with the existing law.
All documents related to the allegations will have to be sent to the Health Services Department and Health, Family Welfare Ministry. Actions will be taken following directives from the authorities concerned in this connection later.
According to the case statement, pregnant Akhi had been under supervision of gynecologist Dr Sangjukta Saha of the hospital for the last three months and her condition was stated to be normal.