Hassan : An incident wherein patients who had arrived at the Government Hospital in the town for treatment went on a rampage and broke the glass panes of the Out patient unit counter after hours of wait for the staff to arrive to issue them cards.The incident took place on November 17, Sunday evening.
It is learnt, the patients were waiting in a queue to avail the cards since over two hours. However, the counter staff were not in sight infuriating the patients as the hospital offered treatment only to those who had the cards giving details of the patient and their illness.
Meanwhile, police arrested two persons for vandalism. The hospital, it is learnt also faced shortage of medical staff and soon after the incident there was a debate among the existing staff as to who should lodge the complaint in the absence of a duty doctor.