Ambulance delay sparks criticism after tribal woman’s death at King George Hospital

The hold successful providing an ambulance to displacement the assemblage of a tribal woman, who died astatine King George Hospital (KGH), led to disapproval of unit apathy and an alleged shortage of ambulances. However, the hospital’s Superintendent, Dr. I. Vani, denied the allegations.

K. Ratna Kumar (34), woman of Ramesh, fell from a histrion and sustained a terrible caput wounded astatine Beeram colony successful G. Madugula mandal of ASR district. She was shifted to KGH, wherever she died portion undergoing attraction successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday (3:30 a.m., January 15, 2026). Upon receiving the information, the constabulary reached the infirmary successful the afternoon, but the inquest was not conducted arsenic it was a vacation connected relationship of Sankranti.

The ‘shava panchanama’ was conducted connected Friday greeting (January 16) and the post-mortem was conducted aboriginal successful the time and the assemblage was handed implicit to the household members.

However, the household alleged that Ramesh had to tally from pillar to station to put an ambulance. It takes astir six hours to scope the victim’s hamlet successful G. Madugula mandal. Private ambulances complaint betwixt ₹15,000 and ₹20,000 for transporting the assemblage during festival time. The household said this was a immense magnitude for them arsenic a tribal household.

The tribal radical sought an summation successful the availability of ambulances astatine KGH to conscionable the needs of mediocre radical from Agency areas and acold flung places. They besides sought that the authorities should widen fiscal assistance to the victim’s family.

Dr. I Vani, KGH Superintendent, clarified that the woman, died portion undergoing attraction successful the neuro country ward. As it was a medico-legal case, it was mandatory for the constabulary to behaviour an inquest. The post-mortem was conducted contiguous (Friday afternoon).

The ‘Tribal Cell’ successful KGH has a dedicated ambulance. Unfortunately, determination was an contented with its artillery owed to which determination was a hold of astir an hour. The assemblage was shifted successful the ambulance of the Tribal Cell and reached the victim’s colony this evening. “It is unfortunate that rumours were being dispersed connected societal media that determination is shortage of ambulances,” Dr. Vani added.