A fire was reported today at a hospital in India that is designated for the treatment of patients with the new epidemic. It is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. According to local police, the fire directly killed five male and three female patients in the hospital's intensive care unit. In addition to these eight people, related medical personnel were also injured, but the number of injuries was not specifically disclosed.
According to a preliminary investigation by local police, the fire was an electrical fire, which started in the intensive care unit, and the catastrophe was caused by a short circuit in old equipment and poor maintenance. Forty patients from this hospital have been transferred to other hospitals and the exact cause of the accident is under investigation. This hospital is also a private hospital, and anyone who knows India knows that private hospitals in India are much better than public hospitals.
Only India's rich can afford private hospitals, and unlike India's massive arms purchases, India invests very favorably in domestic health care. This has led to poorer medical facilities in India's public hospitals and many good medical professionals will also choose to work in private hospitals due to their high salaries.
But many people never imagined that private hospitals, which represent India's high level of excellence, would have such low-level problems. The fact that hospitals would burn many patients due to short circuits is no longer a matter of funding. It is a problem with the system, management, monitoring and so on. The fact that these patients are still fighting their illnesses, but they did not expect to die in the hospitals where their hopes were pinned, inevitably makes us re-examine the healthcare and living conditions in India.