While bereaved family waited for body, doctor partied at autopsy dept
A hospital in Pune, India, has suspended a doctor after a video surfaced showing him drinking alcohol in the postmortem department while a grieving family waited for a body. This incident is the latest in a series of controversies involving the hospital's management and staff conduct.
Why it matters
The incident highlights severe lapses in medical ethics and public service accountability, sparking public outrage and demands for reform.
PUNE: The Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH) has been rocked by a third controversy in a month, and second in only a week, after a video surfaced showing a senior doctor holding a liquor party in the postmortem department. Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi has suspended the doctor in question, medical officer Dr Vaibhav Mhaske.In the past five weeks, two viral videos have sparked a firestorm of criticism against YCMH. The most recent video showed a homeless patient and the stretcher he was strapped to falling out of a moving ambulance.
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