Hyderabad: Patient shifted to Gandhi hosp without consent

HYDERABAD: It turned out to be a traumatic Saturday for Priyanka Rao (name changed) and her family after her aunt went ‘missing’ from the government-run

Chest Hospital

, where she was admitted on July 7. The 71-year-old patient, tested

Covid positive

on Saturday.

“We got a call today (Saturday) morning that my aunt had tested positive. When I went to check at the Chest Hospital at 5pm, she was missing,” said Priyanka. “After much persuasion, we were told that my aunt has been shifted to Gandhi Hospital. No other detail was shared,” said Priyanka.

When she tweeted about her plight seeking help, the family got a response from health minister

Eatala Rajender

stating: “She was shifted to Gandhi and admitted @5th floor (sic).” Speaking to TOI, Priyanka said: “How can they shift my aunt without intimating the family?” She also cast doubt over health officials’ claims that patient was ‘stable’.

To add to the family’s fears, on Friday they had been told that her aunt’s oxygen levels had been fluctuating.