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Second newborn dies after rat bite at Madhya Pradesh govt hospital; MYH chief says deaths due to ‘congenital anaemia’
The hospital imposed a ₹1 lakh fine on the pest control company and suspended nursing staff after two newborns died from complications worsened by rat bites in the neonatal ICU.
- On Wednesday, a second newborn girl bitten by rats at Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in Indore died, following the first newborn's death on Tuesday after bites on the intervening night Sunday and Monday.
- Hospital staff acknowledged rats had been seen in the ward four to five days before, but the nursing staff failed to report these sightings, which could have prevented this tragedy, officials said.
- Doctors noted the two infants had severe congenital complications, with the second weighing 1.6 kilogram, ventilated, operated seven days earlier; their families declined post-mortems as per their wishes.
- Authorities suspended two nursing officers, removed the nursing superintendent, fined Agile Company Rs 1 lakh, and ordered multiple investigations including a high-level medical committee and regulatory reports.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered probes, asked Chief Secretary to form a team, mandated daily pest control, and warned Agile Company of contract cancellation if irregularities emerge.
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Indore: Second newborn dies after rat bite allegations at MY Hospital, probe ordered
The hospital, affiliated with the Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, has already suspended two nursing officers, a nursing superintendent, and other in-charge staff for alleged negligence.
Second newborn dies after rat bite at Madhya Pradesh govt hospital; MYH chief says deaths due to ‘congenital anaemia’
The hospital administration attributed the cause of death to septicemia or blood poisoning, while acknowledging that ‘bite marks were present on the children’.
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