H1N1 INFLUENZA- THE STATUS OF THE HOSPITAL IN AUNDH PUNE AS AN EXAMPLE

The actual figure of H1N1 influenza infected patients is 76. Not very just a start of the epidemie but high enough to look for "special" clinics able to cope with the rising amount of people needing quarataine and treatment:

This is what the parent of a swine flu-afflicted child in Aundh Hospital has to say

DIPTI BARVE


The new swine flu ward of the city at Aundh Civil Hospital is a dirty joke, literally. If you took a walk inside, you would probably come back with a bug deadlier than H1N1.
A reality check of the new ward in Aundh Hospital has shown, once again, how little the government actually cares about this pandemic.
To provide treatment, ensure samples are collected on time and to manage patients who cannot be admitted to Naidu Hospital, the state health services started 20-bed wards in Aundh Hospital and Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH), Pimpri-Chinchwad. However, among the three, Aundh Hospital is in a pathetic shape. According to WHO guidelines, no one except hospital staff and parents can enter a swine flu ward. But staff at Aundh Hospital are least bothered. This reporter entered the ward even as ward boys and nurses looked on. The ward has 20 patients of which most are school children aged between 10 and 16 years, from Symbiosis and New India School. These patients are being kept in unhygienic conditions, without basic necessities like water, electricity and cleanliness. Their parents are fed up of the casual attitude of the staff.
Shraddha Padhye, whose daughter is admitted in Aundh Hospital, told Mirror, “My daughter is admitted to hell! There is no water to have a bath since the past five days. None of the staff sponges the patients. Nurses and ward boys don’t even bother to check whether the patient is getting medicine or food on time. For hours, none of the doctors come to check them. Younger children cry incessantly because of mosquitoes and dirty toilets.”
Rajesh Mokashi, whose son is in this ward said, “The staff is not trained for swine flu management. They are least bothered about the precautions and spread of the disease. One of the nurses gave a very young child two tablets of Combiflam at once, which is not advisable. Nobody realises the gravity of the problem. They behave like it’s a general ward. We want permission for the children to be home quarantined and treated. We can take better care of our children and take all the precautions.”
Vanita Gawade, another parent, said, “From day one, I haven’t seen a doctor or nurse come for routine check-ups. A child fell off the bed as the beds are in a bad condition. There are no movable wash basins for the children to vomit in. Patients vomit on curtains which aren’t even washed later. Dustbins and buckets are kept together. For past five days, the toilet was choked and dirty water flowed till the beds of those patients who were close to the toilet. Tubes and bulbs in the ward and in toilets do not work. Because of these pathetic conditions we are scared that our children will contract other infections.”
When Mirror contacted Dr Nitin Bilolikar, civil surgeon at Aundh Civil Hospital about this issue, he replied, “We have started this swine flu ward just six days ago so it will take time for things to fall in place. We have provided all the basic amenities to the patients. I will instruct the staff about not allowing visitors to enter the swine flu ward. I will definitely look into the matter.”

THE HOSPITAL OFFERS:


• Lack of trained staff

• Choked toilets and bath rooms

• No co-ordination between staff and administration

• No basic amenities like water and electricity

• No daily check ups and medicine follow ups

• Absence of movable basins for vomiting

• Vomit stained curtains

• Children haven’t been bathed or sponged for the past
five days

TO MY READERS: PLEASE IF I GET H1N1 swine flue and not able to take care about myself get me out of this country of misery.