A patient died after allegedly jumping from a fourth-floor window of the District Headquarters Hospital on Friday in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. This is reportedly the third such incident at the hospital, raising concerns over patient safety and security arrangements.The deceased, a male patient from the Gandhi Mandir Road area under Dhenkanal Town police limits, was admitted to the hospital on November 12 with complaints of high blood pressure and seizures. He was undergoing treatment in the male medicine ward on the fourth floor.According to hospital sources, the patient jumped from a window late at night. Security personnel spotted him and shifted him to the Outpatient Department (OPD), where doctors declared him dead. His body was kept in the hospital mortuary.Family Unaware Of What Happened.A relative said the family had been searching for him since midnight after learning that he was missing from the hospital.“We had been searching for him since 12 am but could not find him. We had admitted him to the hospital as he was unwell. The police had asked us to go and check at the hospital, and that was when we found out,” the relative said.The relative also expressed ignorance about how the incident occurred. Hospital sources said the patient had been seen running along the corridor on Friday evening.Police Begin Probe.The incident came to light on Saturday morning after the Assistant Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) visited the spot and informed the police.Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to the patient’s death. Two similar incidents have reportedly occurred at the same hospital earlier, making this the third such case.
Another patient dies after jumping from fourth floor of Dhenkanal hospital
