Seasonal diseases surged in Rewa: Sanjay Gandhi Hospital OPD hit 4,000 patients, some treated on floor

Rains and humid heat increased the spread of seasonal diseases across the Vindhya region. In Rewa district, conditions deteriorated so much that the number of patients in Sanjay Gandhi Hospital’s OPD roughly doubled compared with normal days. Where at most 2,000 patients used to come daily, the figure had reached 3,500 to 4,000.

Hospital management and doctors were continuously engaged in treatment, but arrangements buckled under the growing crowds. All beds in the wards were full, and many patients had to be treated lying on the floor.

Patient numbers doubled at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital

Hospital doctors said most patients at that time were suffering from viral fever and vomiting and diarrhoea. Cases of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and typhoid were also rising rapidly. According to figures received on Thursday, 771 patients came to the medicine ward alone, of whom 60 had to be admitted. Dozens of patients were being admitted in serious condition every day.

Sanjay Gandhi Hospital Superintendent Dr Rahul Mishra said seasonal diseases were spreading fast because of humidity and the changing weather. More patients with vomiting and diarrhoea were arriving because of contaminated water, while dengue and malaria cases were also rising steadily because of mosquitoes. He appealed to people to drink boiled or purified water, keep their surroundings clean and take steps to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.

Hospital management said all doctors and staff were working with full alertness in view of the rising number of patients. The Chief Medical and Health Officer also clarified that efforts were being made to provide better treatment to every patient, although the strain on the hospital’s capacity was clearly visible in the situation then.