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Dehradun Hospital Sealed as Probe Opens Into Woman’s Death After Alleged Retained Gauze

The district CMO is leading a four-member inquiry with summons issued to the operating staff as investigators await the post-mortem report.

Overview

  • Jyoti Pal, 26, died on Sunday after months of severe pain following a January caesarean at Eye and Mother Care Centre in Dehradun.
  • Imaging at another hospital last month detected a gauze piece in her abdomen; she underwent surgery to remove it but did not survive.
  • The health department sealed the delivering hospital and suspended its registration pending the outcome of the inquiry.
  • CMO Manoj Kumar Sharma constituted a four-member committee, issued summons to personnel involved in the C-section, and said the cause of death will hinge on the post-mortem findings.
  • Police registered a medical negligence case on the husband’s complaint as officers dispersed protests outside the facility, and the Uttarakhand State Women’s Commission took suo motu cognisance.