Overview
- Dr Trinath Pal, a senior obstetrics and gynaecology specialist at Nilagiri Hospital in Odisha’s Balasore district, collapsed during morning outpatient duty.
- Staff rushed him in a 108 ambulance to Balasore District Headquarters Hospital, where attending doctors declared him dead.
- Initial reports point to a suspected cardiac arrest, but officials have not confirmed an exact medical cause.
- Nilagiri Hospital issued a mourning statement praising his compassion and commitment to patient care.
- Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi visited the hospital and met the family as colleagues and patients expressed shock and grief.