Bhubaneswar, July 15: The state Health and Family Welfare Department suspended the empanelment of Trisha Hospital in the Purighat area of Odisha's Cuttack city under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) following the fire mishap.
In a letter to Trisha Hospital on Sunday, the H&FW department stated, "It is to inform you that pending enquiry by the Health and Family Welfare Department and Fire Department; the empanelment of Trisha Hospital under BSKY is hereby suspended due to the recent fire incident at the hospital."
Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja directed to constitute a special task force comprising officials from the Health, Home, and Energy departments which will ensure that proper fire safety measures are installed and all the necessary guidelines are followed at all hospitals across the state.
It is worth mentioning that the fire, which broke out on Saturday at two nursing homes operating from the same building, caused significant damage. Around 45 patients narrowly escaped from the blaze, which was reportedly caused by a short circuit.
Tragically, a seven-day-old child, who was shifted to Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack after the fire mishap, breathed his last on Sunday while undergoing treatment.
