Ceiling plaster falls on doc at GT Hosp
Mumbai, Oct. 17 -- A senior resident doctor at Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) Hospital and Government Medical College in south Mumbai sustained head injuries on Thursday after a portion of the ceiling plaster in his outpatient department (OPD) cabin collapsed. No patients were present inside the OPD at the time of the incident.
According to the hospital staff, the incident occurred around 1 pm when a part of the ceiling, located directly above the fan, fell on the doctor and another senior resident present in the cabin narrowly escaped unhurt. The injured doctor suffered a severe head injury requiring four to five stitches after undergoing a CT scan and other medical examinations.
After the incident, the hospital dean, along with officials from the Public Works Department (PWD), inspected the site.
"I have been working in this OPD for quite some time. This is the first such incident and it was quite shocking. I'm fine now, and the PWD will investigate and address the issue to ensure it doesn't recur," said the injured doctor, requesting anonymity.
Another resident doctor said that while the hospital's infrastructure has generally been maintained, the ageing building needs a structural audit. "It's an old structure, and construction work is ongoing two to three floors above. That, coupled with monsoon-related waterlogging, might have weakened parts of the ceiling," the doctor said.
"There was no major incident, only a minor plaster collapse, which has been fixed. There are no other infrastructure concerns," said GT Hospital dean Dr Jitendra Sankpal....
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