The number of diarrhoea patients has been rising alarmingly at Faridpur General Hospital once again setting a new record in the district.
At least 78 diarrhoea patients were admitted to the hospital within six hours on Sunday and more than 200 diarrhoea patients are being treated at the hospital.
Many of them are being treated under the tree of the hospital due to bed shortages.
This time the number of diarrhoea patients is several folds higher than past few years.
The hospital authority is struggling to manage the huge flow of patients suffering from diarrhoea and the cancelled leave of the doctors and staff.
Relatives of the patients alleged that their patients are not getting proper treatment at the hospital due to the influx of the patients.
Some of them alleged that they even did not get a saline stand which forced them to hang the saline in trees and hands.
Amena Khatun, a nurse at the hospital, said: “We cannot afford all the patients. As a result, many of them are staying on the floor and under the hospital trees. We are trying to ensure fair treatment for all.”
According to the hospital sources, Faridpur General Hospital has only 10-bed for diarrhoea patients. But, at present, more than 200 diarrhoea patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The hospital has been giving treatment day and night to the diarrhoea patients suspending services to others.
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District Civil Surgeon Dr Siddiqur Rahman said diarrhoea patients have been rising alarmingly in Faridpur for the last one and a half months. The water-borne disease has hit the district in two phases, which is a new record.
Dr Siddiqur Rahman, however, said, though the number of diarrhoea patients is more than the previous years, there is no reason to worry as they are giving treatment to the patients at their level best.
The civil surgeon urged Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur to admit some diarrhoea patients considering the dire situation at the Faridpur General Hospital.
“If Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital admits diarrhoea patients, then the pressure on the sadar hospital will decrease and patients will also get better treatment,” Siddiqur Rahman said.
