Sanitary worker administers saline as Angul hospital faces shortage of nurses

Angul: The lack of nurses have put a sorry picture for the patients as a sanitary worker was seen administering saline to a patient. Such an incident was found from the Bagedia Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Angul district.

According to information, a woman had come for treatment to the hospital. The doctor had prescribed some medicines and saline to the patient.

When the woman reached the ward with the medicine and the saline bottle, a sanitary worker administered the saline to her. This had left her shocked.

In another incident from Tamil Nadu a sanitary worker dressed the wound of a patient at the Madathukulam Government Hospital. The incident was captured on camera and has sparked an outrage and concern among the masses.

The sanitary worker was wearing gloves and trying to treat the wound of the patient but leaves immediately when asked questions by the attenders of the patient. The incident has caused alarm regarding the lack of medical personnel in the hospital.