Overview

• Two newborns were bitten on successive days inside Indore’s MY Hospital neonatal ICU, with one baby later dying during treatment and the other remaining under close care.
• Hospital leaders say the fatality was linked to severe congenital complications and infection, with some reports citing septicemia or pneumonia rather than the bite wounds.
• Disciplinary steps include suspension of two nurses, removal of the nursing superintendent, and show-cause notices to senior staff, including the MGM Medical College dean.
• The hospital fined its pest-control contractor ₹1 lakh and set up a multi-member inquiry committee, with the State Human Rights Commission also seeking a report.
• Immediate measures include installing iron nets, ordering round-the-clock vigil, and expanding pest-control drives, as officials point to recent rains and a broken pipe as likely factors.