JNIMS shut following intimidation by patient party
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, July 19 2012:
The Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) here has been closed imposing a cease work strike following its doctors and staffs allegedly threatened by some armed security personnel and a patient party but services to the already admitted patients in the hospital will not affect by the strike.
TheJNIMS /JN Hospital Staff Co-ordination Committee said it unanimously resolved to start a cease work strike of the staffs in the OPD, Emergency Services and Routine OT in protest against threatening of doctors and staffs on duty.
The Committee said that some armed security personnel, including a patient party of one Mumtaz, wife of Md Saloudin of Keirao, Imphal East bullied the doctor and staffs at Ante-natal Ward of Obs.
and Gynae Department of the hospital at around 9 pm yesterday.
The decision to call the strike was taken during an emergency meeting of all the doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and all supporting staffs of JN Hospital and JNIMS at the Conference Hall of the Medical Superintendant on Thursday.
At the meeting, with Prof Ksh Chourjit, Department of Pediatrics in the chair, the committee named JNIMS/JN Hospital Staff Co-ordination Committee was formed comprising 17 members on Thursday.
The committee also submitted a charter of demands to the Director, JNIMS and Medical Superintendant of the hospital.
Until the culprits are booked and necessary actions are taken up against them, it has been decided to continue the cease work strike, the charter of demands mentioned.
The hospital authority must give an assurance to the employees of the hospital and take remedial measures to avoid occurring of such incident in future.
Security arrangement of all the wards, OPDs and casualty should also be beefed up round the clock, it added.