Updated On: 03 October, 2023 10:06 AM IST | Nanded | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra hospital deaths: Amid the Opposition`s outcry over the deaths of 24 individuals, including 12 infants, between September 30 and October 1, Shyamrao Wakode, the Dean of Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded, rejected accusations of negligence against the hospital on Tuesday

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Amid the Opposition`s outcry over the deaths of 24 individuals, including 12 infants, between September 30 and October 1, the Dean of Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded, rejected accusations of negligence against the hospital on Tuesday. He stated that the deceased patients had various medical conditions such as diabetes, liver failure, and kidney failure.
Shyamrao Wakode, dean of the hospital, emphasised that there was an ample supply of medicines and doctors, and the patients received appropriate care. However, their bodies did not respond to the treatment. He also pointed out that some patients suffered from arsenic and phosphorus poisoning, snakebites, among other issues.