MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Hasan Mushrif has promised to make the civil hospital system foolproof, an assurance that comes in the wake of alleged tampering of blood samples at Pune's Sassoon Hospital in connection with the Porsche crash.
The Medical Education Minister was talking to journalists in Mumbai on Thursday.
The police have arrested Dr. Ajay Taware, the then head of the forensic medicine department in Sassoon, medical officer Dr. Srihari Halnor and employee Atu Ghatkamble for swapping blood samples of the teen, who the police say That Porsche was driving.
According to the police, the minor driver was drunk at the time of the incident, which resulted in the death of two IT professionals in the Kalyani Nagar area of Pune city on the morning of May 1.
“Police found that again on the night of the accident, Dr. Ajay Taware was on leave and he had received a call from someone.He accepted Rs 3 lakh and called Dr. Halno to manipulate the blood samples. This was absolutely wrong,” Mushrif said.
Police had told a court here on Thursday that the teenager's blood sample was swapped with that of a woman to show that he was not drunk at the time of the accident. Maharashtra Public Health Department sources claimed that she was his mother.
“We need to bring some changes and take strict action to stop outside interference in the functioning of hospitals.We will make radical changes in the system and make it foolproof.
The department will also teach Taware “the lesson of his lifetime,” he said.
When asked about Dr. Vinayak Kale, Dean of Sassoon General Hospital, being sent on leave, the Minister said, “The report of the committee constituted to investigate the blue sample issue states that Dr. Kale has performed his duties properly.” Did not follow. The decision to send him on leave has nothing to do with taking my name during the press conference.
Earlier, Dr. Kale had claimed that Mushrif had ordered to give additional charge of Medical Superintendent to Dr. Taware.
The Medical Education Minister was talking to journalists in Mumbai on Thursday.
The police have arrested Dr. Ajay Taware, the then head of the forensic medicine department in Sassoon, medical officer Dr. Srihari Halnor and employee Atu Ghatkamble for swapping blood samples of the teen, who the police say That Porsche was driving.
According to the police, the minor driver was drunk at the time of the incident, which resulted in the death of two IT professionals in the Kalyani Nagar area of Pune city on the morning of May 1.
“Police found that again on the night of the accident, Dr. Ajay Taware was on leave and he had received a call from someone.He accepted Rs 3 lakh and called Dr. Halno to manipulate the blood samples. This was absolutely wrong,” Mushrif said.
Police had told a court here on Thursday that the teenager's blood sample was swapped with that of a woman to show that he was not drunk at the time of the accident. Maharashtra Public Health Department sources claimed that she was his mother.
“We need to bring some changes and take strict action to stop outside interference in the functioning of hospitals.We will make radical changes in the system and make it foolproof.
The department will also teach Taware “the lesson of his lifetime,” he said.
When asked about Dr. Vinayak Kale, Dean of Sassoon General Hospital, being sent on leave, the Minister said, “The report of the committee constituted to investigate the blue sample issue states that Dr. Kale has performed his duties properly.” Did not follow. The decision to send him on leave has nothing to do with taking my name during the press conference.
Earlier, Dr. Kale had claimed that Mushrif had ordered to give additional charge of Medical Superintendent to Dr. Taware.
