Patients leave Ad-din after govt scraps licence

After being stripped off its licence following the deaths of six newborns, Ad-din Medical College Hospital in the capital’s Moghbazar is now seeing patients leaving in droves.

Ad-din Foundation Director (Company Affairs) Tariqul Islam Mukul said 176 patients had left as of 2:30pm on Friday.

There were 426 patients admitted in the hospital when the licence was revoked on Thursday afternoon, he said.

“Currently, about 250 patients are admitted now. The rest left at different times,” Mukul said.

Health officials said the deaths of the six newborns occurred under “unusual circumstances” on May 27.

The deaths in the private hospital's post-delivery ward a day before Eid-ul-Azha sent shockwaves across the country, leading to investigations and a show-cause notice.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said it cancelled the licence as the response and explanation provided in the show-cause notice were not satisfactory to the authorities.

A visit to the hospital on Friday showed that no patients are currently being admitted to the emergency department. However, services are continuing for admitted patients.

After considering the physical conditions of many of the patients undergoing treatment, their relatives do not want to leave the hospital right now.�"bdnews24