Cuttack: The patients visiting Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College & Hospital (SCBMCH) here are facing difficulties in getting treatment on time due to alleged mismanagement. A woman from Jagatsinghpur recently complained about treatment refusal by the hospital staff despite consulting the doctors. Pravati Das, in her complaint to hospital authorities, said, “For the last four days, I have been running to the Radiodiagnosis department to get my relative examined but I did not get a slot.” “My relative Premalata Das has been admitted to the hospital and she needs her ultrasound done. Though the necessary tests were done with the consultation of the doctors, we are still waiting for the Radiodiagnosis,” she said.
“On the first day, the staff refused us to carry the test citing the problem in the machine and instead gave us a token. The next day, we came and stood in the queue for long hours but in the end were refused again,” she further said. The treatment of the patient is currently halted, as further treatment and medication will be only possible after the doctor examines the ultrasound report, Pravati said. OrissaPOST, after learning about the case, sought a response from SCB superintendent Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra. He said, “The number of patients visiting SCBMCH is increasing day by day. We try to deal with as many patients as possible daily. I got to know about this issue from the media sources. We will raise the issue with the concerned authorities and make necessary arrangements.”