BIRGUNJ: Doctors at Narayani Hospital in Birgunj submitted their resignations en masse on Tuesday in protest against the assault on medical officer Dr. Pramod Ram Shah.
The incident occurred on Saturday after 45-year-old Raj Kumar Patel of Birgunj Metropolitan City–25 died while undergoing treatment at the hospital. Alleging medical negligence, Patel’s relatives reportedly attacked Dr. Shah and vandalized hospital property.
Dr. Shah sustained serious injuries in the assault and was airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment. He has been receiving care at the National Trauma Center since Monday.
According to the hospital’s Acting Medical Superintendent, Dr. Chitra Ranjan Shah, 71 of the hospital’s 80 doctors have collectively submitted their resignations in protest. The doctors have been staging demonstrations against the attack since Sunday.
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