2 newborns bitten by rats at NICU of top Indore hospital
The babies have since been moved to another facility, officials said. Authorities also promised to take action to address the issue of rodent infestation at the premier health care institution.
Both newborn babies had been admitted to the neonatal ICU with congenital anomalies (health complications existing since birth). Two newborns were bitten by rats at the neonatal intensive care unit at Indore’s premier Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Hospital, the largest hospital in Madhya Pradesh.
Both newborn babies had been admitted to the neonatal ICU with congenital anomalies (health complications existing since birth). They have since been moved to another facility and are under continuous supervision and care, officials said.
Medical Superintendent Dr Ashok Yadav confirmed the incident to The Indian Express. “This incident has come to my notice. Two newborns were bitten on their fingers. The staff should have been alert to the rat issue,” he said.
Yadav also said that measures were being taken to address the issue of rodent infestation, which has plagued the hospital for several years. “We will take measures to address the rat menace in the hospital. This is an old hospital, and we have run two rat eradication programmes in the past,” he said.
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