Newborn not injured due to hospital’s negligence: minister

LAHORE: Punjab’s Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Minister Salman Rafique denied the negligence of healthcare providers at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital regarding the loss of an arm of a newborn child due to the hospital’s heater.

He said this while talking to the media persons on Tuesday, in Children Hospital.

Medical Director Prof Ahsan Waheed Rathore and the other doctors were also present at the press conference.

He said this while talking to the media persons on Tuesday, in Children Hospital.

Medical Director Prof Ahsan Waheed Rathore and the other doctors were also present at the press conference.

The minister said that the baby was not burnt by the heater but developed the gangrene disease in his hand as implied by the healthcare experts.

The minister further informed that the newborn child was immediately shifted to Children Hospital where a special medical board consisting of the senior pediatric surgeon, plastic surgeon, orthopedic surgeon and anesthetist was set up and the team of doctors operated the hand for saving the arm, doctors amputated three fingers of his hand which were affected by the disease.

The minister said that the baby would remain in the hospital till a complete recovery and a private room has been allotted to the family and, the hospital would also provide the food to the family.

Medical Director Prof Ahsan Waheed Rathore informed the media that on the directions of the minister the baby was shifted from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to Children Hospital on January 16 and a special medical board was immediately constituted.

The medical director informed that after a long surgery, the special medical team amputated three fingers of the baby for saving the arm and the best team of senior doctors has been providing the medical treatment to the baby and no evidence of burn was found on the hand of the child.