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Rajasthan: 100 kids die in Kota’s JK Lon Hospital in December, hospital and district administration rule out negligence

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
Rajasthan: 77 kids die in Kota’s JK Lon Hospital in December, hospital and district administration rule out negligence
The hospital has stated that 10 children who died over the last couple of days were extremely critical and on ventilator support
OPINDIA STAFF
DECEMBER 27, 2019

In a major public health system disaster in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, seventy-seven children have died in Kota’s JK Lon Hospital in the first 24 days of this month and 10 kids have died in the last 48 hours, reports Times of India.

According to the reports, the JK Lon Hospital in Kota, Rajasthan has stated that 10 children who died over the last couple of days were extremely critical and on ventilator support.

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https://www.opindia.com/2019/12/raj...spital-kids-die-december-rule-out-negligence/

10 infants die in 2 days at Kota hospital; official says ‘not unusual’
The hospital administration has ordered a probe by three-member committee.
JAIPUR Updated: Dec 27, 2019 12:53 IST
Aabshar H Quazi
Hindustan Times, Kota

The Jay Kay Lon hospital in Rajasthan’s Kota has ordered a probe after the death of 10 infants in two days. The hospital authorities said that six infants died on December 23 and four on December 24.

The infants - five boys and five girls - aged between one day and one year.

Commenting on the deaths, hospital superintendent Dr HL Meena said, “Mostly, infants and kids are referred to the hospital in terminal condition from private and government health centres, due to which on an average one to three infants die in the hospital every day. There are also days when there is no death at all. So, death of 10 infants in two days is although high, but not unusual,” he said.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaip...not-unusual/story-8zK1JiYsbRHQzWDVj4gaJK.html

Updated on : 27 December 2019, 12:10 AM IST
Tragic December: 77 children die in a month in Kota hospital
By Sangeeta Pranvendra

A committee formed by the hospital to probe into the deaths has ruled out negligence as the cause and stated that all equipments were properly functioning.

It also states that the children were suffering from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) a condition where oxygen does not reach the brain.

"After investigation we have found that all the 10 deaths are normal and there has been no negligence," said Dr H L Meena hospital superintendent.
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Of the other five deaths, 3 were on December 23, a five month old died due to acute pneumonia, a one and a half month old died due to a congenital heart disease and a seven year old due to acute respiratory distress syndrome. On December 24 a one and a half month old died due to seizure disorder and a two month old died due to acute pneumonia.
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https://www.latestly.com/india/news...al-officials-rule-out-negligence-1431325.html
 
Rajasthan: 9 more newborn babies die in government hospital in Kota in last two days of December, taking toll to 100
Following the deaths of the children, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had dismissively said that children die and that there is nothing new in it.

OPINDIA STAFF
JANUARY 2, 2020


At least nine more newborn babies have died in last two days of December in government-run JK Lon Hospital. On 23-24 December, a total of 10 babies had died in the hospital in Kota drawing severe criticism. The total deaths of children in the hospital in the month of December is 100.
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https://www.opindia.com/2020/01/rajasthan-kota-jk-lon-hospital-deaths-infants/

Kota infant deaths a grim reminder of 2018 Gorakhpur tragedy; staff, equipment shortage behind poor healthcare system in Rajasthan and UP
India FP Staff Jan 02, 2020 16:36:45 IST

With at least nine infants dying on 30 and 31 December, the number of deaths at Kota’s JK Lon Hospital stood at 100 for the month of December 2019
An inquiry committee found that at Kota's JK Lon Hospital, the problem lay in factors like shortage of beds, shortage of staff and equipment lying unused
At Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College, deaths of 72 children were reported in 2018, allegedly due to lack of oxygen owing to non-payment to suppliers
The deaths of eight infants on 30 and 31 December took the toll at Kota's JK Lon Hospital to 100 for December. Lack of hygiene and leaking roofs were said to be the reason behind the spread of infection, India Today reported. Of 500 medical devices, only 200 were functional. There were only 20 nurses against the sanctioned posts of 42 in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). In the paediatric ICU, there were only eight nurses against the requirement of 21. In the NICU, of the 71 warmers, only 24 were functional. The hospital has 20 ventilators but only six are working, the hospital records accessed by Hindustan Times showed.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...n-takes-stock-of-situation-1633328-2020-01-02

9 more kids die in Kota hospital, death to toll at 100 in December in 2019
Rajiv Saxena & Syed Intishab Ali | TNN | Updated: Jan 2, 2020, 6:06 IST

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