Chandigarh, October 14 The wait of four years coupled with mental and physical sufferings has finally ended for 35-year-old Suman who became a victim of wrong blood transfusion losing her foetus at the GMSH-16. After a delay of nearly a year-and-a-half, she finally received a compensation of Rs 4.38 lakh from the hospital for medical negligence that ruined her life. Dr Rajiv Vadehra, medical superitendent, GMSH-16, appeared in person before the Chandigarh State Consumer Commission, in pursuance of the order dated September 27 summoning him to explain why “Suman has not been paid the full amount as per the earlier orders and show cause why he should not be sentenced to imprisonment for defying the orders”. Dr Vadehra tendered an amount of Rs 4,38,515 through Bankers Cheque drawn on the Treasury Department, Chandigarh Administration, in favour of Suman. “He explained that the delay in payment occurred due to the late approval by the Finance Department that was received only on October 9,” said her counsel Pankaj Chandgothia. Chandgothia, pointed out that the Consumer Commission had passed orders in March 2012, directing the GMSH-16 and its three doctors to pay Rs 4 lakh as compensation and Rs 50,000 as legal costs. “I lost my baby in the incident. But I am now focusing on a better life for my other children. I am grateful to all those who helped me find justice and provide compensation. All my three children are schoolgoing. My elder son is 11-year-old and has started going for tuitions,” Suman said. Case history In December 2009, in a case of mistaken identity wherein two women by the same name in a similar state of pregnancy at the hospital were admitted, Suman was administered wrong blood units. A unit of B-positive blood that was meant for the other woman was administered to her. Due to this, the foetus died and her kidneys were severely affected and she landed into PGIMER for tertiary care. Her vision has deteriorated gradually after the incident and she faced more difficulty at night. Her overall health has also declined and she remains on medication for her frequent illness. She lost her child but will utilise the money in education of the other three children.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:07:09 +0000
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