Kota (Raj), May 13 -- An expert team from the AIIMS-Delhi and other central medical institutions will investigate the deaths of postpartum women and reported infections at Kota's New Medical College Hospital, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday. Chairing a high-level review meeting, Birla termed the deaths "an extremely sensitive matter" and said negligence in treatment would not be tolerated. He told officials to fix accountability and ensure strict adherence to medical protocols to prevent a recurrence. According to an official statement, the AIIMS-led team will inspect operating theatre infection-control systems, surgical procedures, and overall hospital management practices in hospitals in Kota and Bundi districts. The team will also recommend institutional reforms and frame new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for hospitals in the region.The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary of Medical and Health, Gayatri Rathore, Divisional Commissioner Anil Agrawal, District Collector Piyush Samaria, senior doctors, hospital superintendents, and medical officers from Kota Medical College Hospital, JK Lone Hospital, and other government health institutions.htc...