GMC Akola surgery residents assaulted, doctors demand enhanced security in all Maha Medical Colleges

In yet another instance of violence against doctors, three Surgery resident doctors from the Government Medical College (GMC) Akola were recently assaulted by the relatives of a patient.

The incident happened yesterday when around 20-25 people came inside the hospital and attacked the doctors with slippers and rods after the patient collapsed.

Following this, the resident doctors at the institute initiated a strike closing the OPD services.

The resident doctors have demanded the authorities increase guard security and CCTV facilities and have also filed a police complaint regarding the incident, the President of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) at GMC Akola, Dr. Henry informed Medical Dialogues.

He said that the patient was a known case of Hemophilia and the doctors provided their best care to the patient. 

However, despite all the possible measures, the patient collapsed. 

After he was declared to be dead, several people came inside and assaulted the surgery residents.