Hyd hospital says patient who died of COVID-19 was cremated. But no one told his wife

May 21, 2020

Alampally Madhavi, a resident of Vanasthalipuram in Hyderabad, has been distressed for more than two weeks now. Only a few days before, she was discharged from Gandhi Hospital, the nodal centre where COVID-19 patients are being treated in Telangana.

She took to Twitter on Wednesday to allege that her husband, who also tested positive for the coronavirus last month, was 'missing'. Officials of the state government then said that he had died on May 1 and that they had performed his last rites.

Taking to Twitter, Madhavi tagged Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao and said that there were several discrepancies in the information provided to her about her husband, Madhusudhan, alleging that his last rites had been performed without informing the family.

"I am not upset that we tested positive. It hurts that they did not let us see him for one last time," she told TNM.

Madhavi and her 42-year-old husband have two children and while he worked in a rice mill, she ran a grocery store near their house. The entire family tested positive in the last week of April.

In a series of tweets, Madhavi said that her husband was admitted to King Koti Hospital on April 27 and was shifted to the Gandhi Hospital on April 30 after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Alampally Madhavi@AlampallyMadha3

@KTRTRS
Missing case of my husband at Gandhi hospital....
Hello K. Taraka Rama Rao sir,
Myself madhavi w/o Madhusudhan(age:42) living with two daughters in vanasthalipuram.
As our family members being suffering from corona had admitted in Gandhi hospital & we all had

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5:22 AM - May 20, 2020

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Speaking to TNM, she said, "My husband's brother was the first person to test positive on April 26. They took my husband from our home on April 27. He was doing fine but quickly developed a cough and his condition worsened. Within a few days, he was shifted to an ICU."

Madhusudhan's father, who also tested positive, passed away on April 29.

"On April 30, they took me to King Koti hospital as well. That same evening, they shifted him to Gandhi Hospital. On May 1, we got a call in the evening that he had died. I was in shock, but I remained strong as by then, I had also tested positive and had to fight the virus," Madhavi says.

On May 2, Madhavi says that she was shifted to Gandhi Hospital and had spoken to the authorities there about the final rites of her husband.

"I told them that I wanted to see the last rites. They said that I had to first get treatment and asked me to speak to them when I was being discharged," she added. Madhavi tried asking the hospital many times after that about the last rites, but got no clear information.

Flip-flop on death

However, she alleges that hospital authorities later told her that her husband was in fact alive and undergoing treatment.

To back her claim, a phone call recording, purportedly recorded on May 16 as she and her family members were being discharged has also surfaced in the media.

In the recording, a voice allegedly of Gandhi Hospital's nodal officer for coronavirus, Dr Prabhakar Reddy can be heard telling Madhavi that Madhusudhan was still alive.

"We can all go home together, because we will have to be in home quarantine for 14 days once we reach home and we may not be able to see him," Madhavi is heard saying in the call.

To this, the doctor is heard saying that Madhusudhan is yet to recover and says that he will discharge him in a few days and asks her to go back home.

"The mistake we made was that we didn't doubt them when they made multiple claims on whether he was alive or dead. We saw in some instances of people we know, where they were shown the last rites of their family members who had died. As they had not called us, I had a doubt that he may be alive," Madhavi said.

Authorities deny allegations

In a statement, Dr M Rajarao, Superintendent of Gandhi Hospital denied the allegations and said that Madhusudhan was in a serious condition with bilateral pneumonia and Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

"In spite of our best efforts, he could not be saved and passed away on May 1 at 6.03 pm. As per procedure, the family members were informed and as a protocol, the dead bodies of COVID-19 patients are handed over to the police. In this case also, the body was handed over to the police and the signature of the concerned officer was also taken. On enquiry, it was found that the body was later cremated by GHMC," he said.

Stressing that all due procedure was followed, he added, "We sympathise with the family but it is wrong to defame the hospital, doctors and other staff who are treating hundreds of coronavirus cases risking their lives."

However, this version has been contradicted by the Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender. When pressed for answers by reporters at the sidelines of an event on Friday, the minister admitted that the state government had hidden the news of Madhusudhan's death, but said that they did it with 'good intentions'.

"We can't hide deaths. Since all his family members were in the hospital, given the circumstances, some of their known people said that his wife might go into shock on hearing the news. Therefore, we did not immediately inform the family members at Gandhi Hospital, but we informed the police and administration," Rajender said.

He went on to defend the move, further adding, "There are many cases like that. If the family is in hospital, then GHMC has done the last rites. Healthcare workers have to take such difficult calls sometimes."

Moreover, protocol for COVID-19 deaths clearly says that ‘viewing of the dead body by unzipping the face end of the body bag (by the staff using standard precautions) may be allowed, for the relatives to see the body for one last time.’

All Madhavi wants is closure.

"We are not saying that the doctors are wrong or did not give us proper treatment. But it was not right to lie to us and say that they would discharge him when he was dead. I strongly suspect that he is alive. If not, they have to show me evidence that he is dead. There must be CCTV footage or any evidence," she says.

"They didn't even approach the family and get a sign from us as per procedure. We want justice. I want to see with my own eyes that my husband is dead only then I can go ahead with my life," she adds.

May 21, 2020

Tagore cinema chupinchara

May 21, 2020

Her twitter account got disabled after that.

May 21, 2020

Just now, Spartan said:

Her twitter account got disabled after that.

chattam thana pani thanu chesukuntu pothundhaa?

May 21, 2020

Just now, tom bhayya said:

chattam thana pani thanu chesukuntu pothundhaa?

alage undi.

May 21, 2020

ilanti panic times lo we will hear these kind of stories alot .. all we can do is, just pray that we dont fall into that category ..

US lo kuda chaala ayyaay ilaanti cases

May 21, 2020

Just now, perugu_vada said:

ilanti panic times lo we will hear these kind of stories alot .. all we can do is, just pray that we dont fall into that category ..

US lo kuda chaala ayyaay ilaanti cases

May 21, 2020

45 minutes ago, perugu_vada said:

ilanti panic times lo we will hear these kind of stories alot .. all we can do is, just pray that we dont fall into that category ..

US lo kuda chaala ayyaay ilaanti cases

enti 40 deaths in TG so far, 3000 deaths in India comparing with 90k deaths in USA naa

May 21, 2020

1 hour ago, tom bhayya said:

enti 40 deaths in TG so far, 3000 deaths in India comparing with 90k deaths in USA naa

chesina action correct or wrong ani cheppatledu uncle nenu ..

there is lot of panic around this unknown virus .. no. of deaths base cheskuni compare kuda cheyalem ..

May 21, 2020

so sad., ippudu evari position ayna anthe ga.. chasthe.. just information istharu anthe, not even allowed to see dead body.. death certificate and cremation date certificate esthunnaru anthe..

god save the earth.

May 21, 2020

Twitter account disable chesi problem ni solve chesaru.. smart people...

Where is humanity going?

May 22, 2020

13 minutes ago, AndhraneedSCS said:

Twitter account disable chesi problem ni solve chesaru.. smart people...

Where is humanity going?

Really ? It minister behind this ?

May 22, 2020

4 hours ago, tom bhayya said:

Alampally Madhavi, a resident of Vanasthalipuram in Hyderabad, has been distressed for more than two weeks now. Only a few days before, she was discharged from Gandhi Hospital, the nodal centre where COVID-19 patients are being treated in Telangana.

She took to Twitter on Wednesday to allege that her husband, who also tested positive for the coronavirus last month, was 'missing'. Officials of the state government then said that he had died on May 1 and that they had performed his last rites.

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Taking to Twitter, Madhavi tagged Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao and said that there were several discrepancies in the information provided to her about her husband, Madhusudhan, alleging that his last rites had been performed without informing the family.

"I am not upset that we tested positive. It hurts that they did not let us see him for one last time," she told TNM.

Madhavi and her 42-year-old husband have two children and while he worked in a rice mill, she ran a grocery store near their house. The entire family tested positive in the last week of April.

In a series of tweets, Madhavi said that her husband was admitted to King Koti Hospital on April 27 and was shifted to the Gandhi Hospital on April 30 after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Alampally Madhavi@AlampallyMadha3

@KTRTRS
Missing case of my husband at Gandhi hospital....
Hello K. Taraka Rama Rao sir,
Myself madhavi w/o Madhusudhan(age:42) living with two daughters in vanasthalipuram.
As our family members being suffering from corona had admitted in Gandhi hospital & we all had

359

5:22 AM - May 20, 2020

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Speaking to TNM, she said, "My husband's brother was the first person to test positive on April 26. They took my husband from our home on April 27. He was doing fine but quickly developed a cough and his condition worsened. Within a few days, he was shifted to an ICU."

Madhusudhan's father, who also tested positive, passed away on April 29.

"On April 30, they took me to King Koti hospital as well. That same evening, they shifted him to Gandhi Hospital. On May 1, we got a call in the evening that he had died. I was in shock, but I remained strong as by then, I had also tested positive and had to fight the virus," Madhavi says.

On May 2, Madhavi says that she was shifted to Gandhi Hospital and had spoken to the authorities there about the final rites of her husband.

"I told them that I wanted to see the last rites. They said that I had to first get treatment and asked me to speak to them when I was being discharged," she added. Madhavi tried asking the hospital many times after that about the last rites, but got no clear information.

Flip-flop on death

However, she alleges that hospital authorities later told her that her husband was in fact alive and undergoing treatment.

To back her claim, a phone call recording, purportedly recorded on May 16 as she and her family members were being discharged has also surfaced in the media.

In the recording, a voice allegedly of Gandhi Hospital's nodal officer for coronavirus, Dr Prabhakar Reddy can be heard telling Madhavi that Madhusudhan was still alive.

"We can all go home together, because we will have to be in home quarantine for 14 days once we reach home and we may not be able to see him," Madhavi is heard saying in the call.

To this, the doctor is heard saying that Madhusudhan is yet to recover and says that he will discharge him in a few days and asks her to go back home.

"The mistake we made was that we didn't doubt them when they made multiple claims on whether he was alive or dead. We saw in some instances of people we know, where they were shown the last rites of their family members who had died. As they had not called us, I had a doubt that he may be alive," Madhavi said.

Authorities deny allegations

In a statement, Dr M Rajarao, Superintendent of Gandhi Hospital denied the allegations and said that Madhusudhan was in a serious condition with bilateral pneumonia and Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

"In spite of our best efforts, he could not be saved and passed away on May 1 at 6.03 pm. As per procedure, the family members were informed and as a protocol, the dead bodies of COVID-19 patients are handed over to the police. In this case also, the body was handed over to the police and the signature of the concerned officer was also taken. On enquiry, it was found that the body was later cremated by GHMC," he said.

Stressing that all due procedure was followed, he added, "We sympathise with the family but it is wrong to defame the hospital, doctors and other staff who are treating hundreds of coronavirus cases risking their lives."

However, this version has been contradicted by the Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender. When pressed for answers by reporters at the sidelines of an event on Friday, the minister admitted that the state government had hidden the news of Madhusudhan's death, but said that they did it with 'good intentions'.

"We can't hide deaths. Since all his family members were in the hospital, given the circumstances, some of their known people said that his wife might go into shock on hearing the news. Therefore, we did not immediately inform the family members at Gandhi Hospital, but we informed the police and administration," Rajender said.

He went on to defend the move, further adding, "There are many cases like that. If the family is in hospital, then GHMC has done the last rites. Healthcare workers have to take such difficult calls sometimes."

Moreover, protocol for COVID-19 deaths clearly says that ‘viewing of the dead body by unzipping the face end of the body bag (by the staff using standard precautions) may be allowed, for the relatives to see the body for one last time.’

All Madhavi wants is closure.

"We are not saying that the doctors are wrong or did not give us proper treatment. But it was not right to lie to us and say that they would discharge him when he was dead. I strongly suspect that he is alive. If not, they have to show me evidence that he is dead. There must be CCTV footage or any evidence," she says.

"They didn't even approach the family and get a sign from us as per procedure. We want justice. I want to see with my own eyes that my husband is dead only then I can go ahead with my life," she adds.

I have followed up with one of the doctor working for king koti hospital,he has escalated this issue. reply we got from gandhi hospital is below

“In response to the Twitter message from Smt Alampally Madhavi resident of Vanasthali Puram,that her Husband is missing from Gandhi Hospital,I would like to clarify the facts .Late Madhusudhan aged 42 yrs was admitted to Gandhi Hospital on 30/4/20, at 7:45 pm with positive diagnosis of COVID ,and as his condition was serious (bilateral pneumonia with ARDS),inspite of best efforts he could not be saved and expired on 1/5/20 at 6:03 pm. As per procedure the family members were informed and as a protocol the dead body of COVID patients are handed over to Police and they intern hand over the body to the family ,if the family is not coming forward for any reason cremation is done by the GHMC.In this case also the body was handed over to police and signature of the police who handed over the body also taken .On enquiry the body was cremated by GHMC .Later other family members were also admitted with COVID in Gandhi Hospital .All due procedures were followed ,we sympathise with the family but it is wrong to defame the hospital and Doctors and other staff who are treating hundreds of Carona cases risking their lives .
Dr. M.Rajarao
Superintendent
Gandhi Hospital”

May 22, 2020

The reply below we got from health minister “”

గాంధీ కరోనా పాజిటివ్ వ్యక్తి దహనం పై స్పందించిన మంత్రి ఈటల..

మొదట్లో కోవిడ్ తో చనిపోయిన వారి దహనం చేయడానికి భయపడ్డారు.

ఈశ్వరయ్య ఆస్పత్రిలో చేరిన 24 గంటల్లో చనిపోయారు. ఆయన కుమారుడు అదే రోజు ఆస్పత్రికి వచ్చాడు. 1 వ తేదీన చనిపోయాడు.

మధుసూదన్ మృతి గురించి పోలీస్ లకు చెప్పాము..

. భార్య కు తెలిస్తే షాక్ లోకి వెళ్లే ప్రమాదం ఉందని కుటుంబానికి చెప్పలేదు.

ఆ సమయంలో కుటుంబం అంత ఆస్పత్రిలోనే ఉండటం వల్ల మేమె దహన సంస్కారాలు చేసాము.

వాళ్ళకి ఆరోగ్యం కుదుటపడిన తర్వాత మాట్లాడటం సరికాదు.

బాడీని ఫ్రీజర్ లో పెట్టె పరిస్థితి లేదు.. అప్పటికే ఒకరిని కోల్పోయారు. మరొకరి మృతి చెప్తే తట్టుకోలేరని వాళ్ళ సన్నిహితులు అన్నారు

May 22, 2020

1 hour ago, AndhraneedSCS said:

Twitter account disable chesi problem ni solve chesaru.. smart people...

Where is humanity going?

4 hours ago, tom bhayya said:

enti 40 deaths in TG so far, 3000 deaths in India comparing with 90k deaths in USA naa

Dora ni qochen cheste anthe...bondha pettude

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