Archive · 3 Sep 2025
GMCH Suspends Staff After Newborn's Death in NICU
A newborn baby sadly died in the hospital's special baby care unit, and now some staff are in trouble.
Five hospital workers, including the head of the children's doctors, have been suspended.
The baby fell from the bed and got tangled in cables.
Hospital officials have decided to investigate what happened to ensure this doesn't happen again.
The hospital is the biggest one in Assam, and they are looking into the situation carefully to find out what went wrong.
A newborn baby girl died in the NICU at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on August 18.
Five staff members, including the head of the paediatrics department, were suspended.
The infant died after falling from a bed and getting tangled in cables.
GMCH is the largest state-run hospital in Assam.
Departmental inquiries have been ordered against the suspended staff members.
- Who
- Five staff members, including the head of the paediatrics department at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)
- What
- Five staff members were suspended after a newborn girl died in the NICU.
- When
- August 18, the day of the infant's death; suspensions occurred afterward.
- Where
- Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the neonatal ICU (NICU).
- Why
- The staff members were suspended for negligence after the infant fell from a bed, got tangled in cables and died.
Hospital Response
Patient Safety
Causes of the death
Hospital Response
Infant death caused by fall from the bed and tangled in cables.
Patient Safety
Infant death due to inadequate supervision and negligence by the hospital staff.
- Incident
- Death of a newborn in NICU
- Location
- Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) NICU
- Date of Death
- August 18
- People Suspended
- Five staff members, including the head of the paediatrics department
- Cause of Suspension
- Negligence related to the infant falling from bed and getting tangled in cables
- Investigation
- Departmental inquiries from the Medical Education and Research Department, Directorate of Health Services, and the Srimanta Sankardeva University
