Moghbazar Ad-din hospital resumes services after licence reinstatement
The government restored the hospital's licence subject to conditions, including compliance with existing regulations and the recruitment of the required number of doctors and nurses.
Highlights:
- Hospital resumes full services this morning.
- Treated 607 outpatients and admitted 56 patients on the first day.
- ICU, NICU, CCU, emergency and dialysis services have resumed.
- Authorities say infrastructure upgrades and staff training were completed before reopening.
Ad-din Medical College Hospital in the capital's Moghbazar resumed full medical services today (28 July), a day after the government reinstated its operating licence, ending a suspension imposed more than six weeks ago over the deaths of six newborns.
Yesterday, the Health Services Division reinstated the licence after a government inspection found the hospital had addressed the required deficiencies.
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The approval, however, came with conditions. The hospital must continue to comply with the Medical Practice and Private Clinics and Laboratories (Regulation) Ordinance, 1982, and complete the recruitment of the required number of doctors and nurses in line with its licence at the earliest opportunity. It also warned that failure to comply with the conditions could result in legal action.
Hospital authorities said outpatient services began at 8am today, with 607 patients receiving treatment by 4pm. During the day, the hospital admitted 56 patients and performed 8 caesarean deliveries and 3 normal deliveries.
Officials said all major services, including outpatient and inpatient care, emergency treatment, intensive care, neonatal intensive care, coronary care and dialysis, have resumed.
Prof Dr Jamalunnesa, executive director of Ad-din Foundation, said the hospital completed extensive infrastructure upgrades in line with government directives before resuming operations.
"We have improved ventilation, lighting and oxygen supply in every ward and provided additional training for doctors, nurses and other staff. The foundation remains committed to providing quality healthcare at an affordable cost," she added.
Zahed Hossain, assistant manager of the human resources department at Ad-din Foundation, said the closure had created uncertainty among nearly 2,000 employees.
"Many staff members were worried about their jobs. With the licence restored, that uncertainty has eased," he added.
The reopening also came as a relief to medical students and interns, allowing them to resume their clinical training.
Foreign intern doctor Ilyas Mansur said international interns must complete their internships at the same institution where they study for their degrees to be recognised in their home countries.
"Now we can complete our internships while continuing to treat patients," he said.
On 27 May, six newborns died in a single night in the post-operative ward of Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Moghbazar.
Later, on 11 June, an investigation found negligence by the hospital authorities, prompting the government to revoke the facility's licence.
