Vadodara: Medical services were severely hampered at SSG Hospital , the biggest govt hospital in Central Gujarat, on Friday as resident doctors and interns joined the nationwide strike demanding justice for the woman doctor assaulted and murdered at RG Kar Medical College in West Bengal. Over 400 doctors joined the strike, abstaining from all non-emergency services, including OPD and ward services. The doctors also demanded installation of CCTV cameras in every ward and near operation theatres.
While the agitating doctors have decided to continue emergency and ICU services, they have announced the suspension of other services. On Friday, 49 minor and major planned surgeries were postponed. Hospital authorities said since all resident doctors and interns have gone on strike, tutors and senior doctors are managing the show.
“A large part of the workforce has gone on strike. Naturally, there will be difficulties, especially for patients who have come from far away,” said SSG Hospital’s medical superintendent Dr Ranjan Aiyer, adding that all the other staff have been roped in to run the services affected by the strike. tnn We also published the following articles recently Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Resident doctors' strike leads to disruptions in medical services at Lucknow hospitals Patients at KGMU, SGPGI, and RMLIMS in Lucknow faced severe OPD service disruptions and postponed surgeries due to a strike by resident doctors, who demanded justice for a colleague found dead in Kolkata.
Emergency services continued, but patients experienced significant inconvenience and delays. The strike raised concerns about inadequate security for doctors in government hospitals. Resident docs strike cripples services at Raj govt hospitals Medical services at government hospitals in Rajasthan, including Jaipur's SMS Hospital, were disrupted as resident doctors went on strike.
Elective surgeries were postponed, and many patients were discharged early. Senior doctors managed OPD facilities. The strike will continue until demands for improved security and other measures are met by the state government.
Routine services hit at Pune's Sassoon hospital, YCM on Day 1 of doctors' strike Routine OPD and surgeries were disrupted at Sassoon and Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial hospitals as 700 resident doctors joined a nationwide strike to protest the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder. The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors called the strike, demanding enhanced security measures. Sassoon saw a notable drop in surgeries, while all elective surgeries at YCM Hospital were postponed.
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