5 days ago
BMC Terminates Jogeshwari Trauma Centre Medicine In-Charge
The BMC runs a hospital in Jogeshwari, Mumbai.
It dismissed a doctor who was in charge of the Medicine Department.
Officials said the doctor often missed work and did not provide all the required patient care.
They also said he did not answer two official notices about these concerns.
The doctor denied doing anything wrong.
He said he was caring for about 110 hospital patients and many outpatient patients.
He said he had repeatedly asked for more staff.
He also said any private practice happened after his hospital duty ended.
The BMC and the doctor therefore gave different explanations for what happened.
The BMC terminated the contractual Medicine Department in-charge at HBT Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari.
The termination followed two show-cause notices alleging irregular attendance, negligence and dereliction of duty.
The notices accused the doctor of skipping OPD duties, ward rounds and emergencies amid a medical-officer shortage.
The doctor allegedly failed to respond within two working days, while the BMC said it could not continue paying public money without required service.
The doctor denied the allegations, citing manpower shortages, a heavy patient load and private practice conducted after duty hours.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation terminated the contractual Medicine Department in-charge at HBT Trauma Care Hospital; the doctor denied the allegations.
- What
- The doctor’s contract was terminated after two show-cause notices alleged attendance problems, negligence, patient-care lapses and dereliction of duty.
- Where
- HBT Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari, Mumbai.
- When
- The termination was reported on August 27, 2026, and occurred about 15 days earlier; the notices were issued on July 9 and about a week later.
- Why
- The BMC said the doctor failed to respond to the notices and did not provide the required service; the doctor attributed the problems to inadequate manpower and a heavy patient load.
BMC’s allegations
Doctor’s response
Attendance and patient care
BMC’s allegations
The BMC alleged that the doctor frequently skipped OPD duties, failed to conduct rounds and bedside assessments, and did not attend emergencies despite a shortage of medical officers.
Doctor’s response
The doctor said he had handled several emergencies single-handedly and had sought additional manpower repeatedly.
Patient referrals and admissions
BMC’s allegations
The notices alleged that he directed House Officers to move complicated patients from critical-care areas to general wards and avoid admitting complicated neurological and respiratory cases.
Doctor’s response
The doctor said referrals were made because of manpower shortages at the trauma centre.
Private practice
BMC’s allegations
The BMC alleged unauthorised private practice during working hours.
Doctor’s response
The doctor said his private practice took place in the evening after his hospital duty hours.
Termination process
BMC’s allegations
The BMC said the doctor failed to answer two show-cause notices within the required period and that public funds could not continue to be spent without the required service.
Doctor’s response
The doctor disputed the underlying allegations and said he had been associated with the hospital for five to six years.
Key facts
- Employer
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Hospital
- HBT Trauma Care Hospital, Jogeshwari
- Position
- Contractual Lecturer and Medicine Department in-charge
- Contract period
- Renewed in April 2026 and valid until March 31, 2027
- Show-cause notices
- Issued on July 9, 2026, and approximately one week later
- Response deadline
- Two working days
- Doctor’s stated workload
- Around 110 in-patients plus a large number of outpatients
Quotes
Senior administrative official
A senior official involved in the hospital administration
“He was not reporting to work regularly and used to leave after checking hardly four to five patients. During the monsoon, despite requests to attend more patients and train new doctors, he was unwilling.”
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“I was handling around 110 IPD patients and a huge number of OPD patients. I wrote to the authorities around 10 times seeking an increase in manpower, but there was no positive response.”
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Sources
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