Govt hospitals deny admission; Woman dies

In yet another incident of alleged medical negligence, a new mother died in Kolkata after she was denied admission by two state-run medical facilities.

Both Chittaranjan Hospital and Shambhuath Pandit Hospital reportedly declined to admit Usha Devi and forced her to shuttle between the two hospitals on Thursday night.

"She was not admitted and they (Chittaranjan Medical Hospital) told us to take her to Shambhunath Pandit Hospital. Shambhunath Pandit Hospital also declined her admission," Usha´s husband told a local news channel.

Usha´s husband first took her to Chittaranjan Hospital on Thursday night after she went into labour.

However, the state-run hospital refused to admit Usha and referred her to Shambhunath Pandit Hospital.

Usha, a slum-dweller, gave birth to her first baby outside Chittaranjan Hospital.

Usha and her newborn were then taken to Shambhunath Pandit Hospital but authorities of the state-run medical facility allegedly refused to admit her and referred her back to Chittaranjan Hospital.

She gave birth to her second child outside Shambhunath Pandhit Hospital the same night.

Usha died soon after giving birth to the second child.

Her twins are also in critical condition, media reports said.

Meanwhile, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Suryakanta Mishra said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should leave the Health & Family Welfare portfolio.

"I feel that Chief Minister should leave the health department," Mishra said.

Earlier this week, a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Jodhpur´s MDM Hospital was allegedly bitten by rats.