The Ambur Government Hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, has been facing lack of medical staff for a while now. The residents and activists claim to have raised the issue with the authorities but no progress has been made as yet.

On August 13, two patients were brought to the hospital's emergency ward. Rajkumar, a cab driver, met with an accident on Chennai-Bengaluru road and was rushed to the hospital. However, he was made to wait as there was no doctor available to attend him. Meanwhile, a young girl named Vaishnavi, was also rushed into the emergency ward after she complained of severe chest pain.

Unfortunately, there was only one doctor available at the hospital then.

Vaishnavi and Rajkumar died before the doctor could attend them. Outraged by the loss of their loved ones, the family members of the deceased blocked the hospital, causing panic among other patients.

"Rajkumar was made to wait for more than 2 hours, and Vaishnavi was left unattended for an hour. There was no one to provide them breathing equipment. That's the reason we are protesting here", said Kumaran, a resident of Aambur.

As a matter of fact, the authorities also accepted their fault in the case. "Due to absence of the doctor, a patient involved in a road accident had died. We'll definitely take action in the matter. The child was already suffering from a heart ailment and she was brought in a critical condition.", explained Shanti, Assistant Director. She also stated that the government is trying to compensate for the lack of staff by outsourcing and the matter should be resolved within a month.

Shanti said, as of now four doctors are present and one will visit every week from Thirupathur and Gudiyatham.

Sources claim that the hospital was supposed to have 16 doctors to handle the patient flow.

However, Health Minister Vijayabhaskar has assured that there are enough doctors and staff present in all the hospitals of Tamil Nadu.

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