Resident doctors at AIIMS said that the ground-floor mess in hostel number eight was serving food infested with fungus and pests, with stale ingredients and nil hygiene standards.
The alleged incident occurred on Sunday, after the child, who suffers from Hirschsprung disease -- a condition that affects the large intestine and causes problems with passing stool -- was served a meal after he was operated upon
The official statement from AIIMS mentioned that the network is being sanitized before services can be restored. They further informed that the process is taking some time due to the volume of data and large number of servers/computers for the hospital services
AIIMS director Dr M Sriniwas, in an order issued on Wednesday, directed all clinical departments to create small ICUs and HDUs within their wards by February 28
Officials said that this facility will act as an extended campus for AIIMS, where patients who are not critically ill, will be admitted. The terms of staffing and resources are yet to be finalised between AIIMS and NDMC.
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