A resident doctor from the Pediatrics Department at Sola Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, has been suspended following a late-night altercation with a patient’s family that went viral on social media. The Gujarat Health Minister has ordered a high-level inquiry and assured strict disciplinary action if misconduct is confirmed. The incident occurred around 9 pm on Sunday when a child suffering from fever and breathing difficulties was brought to the hospital’s pediatric ward.
The patient’s relatives alleged that no doctor was present initially. When the resident doctor arrived, she reportedly objected to a thermometer being placed over the child’s T-shirt instead of directly on the skin, which triggered a heated exchange. The family claimed that when they asked the doctor to speak calmly, she reacted sharply, struck a phone being used to record the interaction, injuring one of them, and…
