Muzaffarpur, April 25: Emergency patients now need to wait patiently for at least four to five days to undergo surgeries at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital here.

A government directive ordering the transfer of eight doctors from Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital has jeopardised the emergency services at the hospital.

Patients, who come from far-flung districts of north Bihar to Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in need of surgical operations and are admitted in the hospital, have been put on the waiting list.

The situation surfaced following the sudden withdrawal of eight doctors, including two surgeons, deputed in the medical college and hospital to ease the functioning of the emergency, indoor and outdoor patients.

Classes taken by those doctors in the morning session have also been affected.

A huge rush of outdoor, indoor as well as emer- gency patients pouring here daily has left the hospital authorities in a sticky situation.

The doctors were ordered to return to their previous place of posting in Bettiah Medical College and Hospital in West Champaran district.

The state health department suddenly sent the order to the superintendent of Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital, Dr G.K. Thakur, which he obeyed.

The medicos transferred included Dr D.K. Sinha of anatomy department, Dr H.N. Sharma and Anil Kumar Sinha of physiology department, Dr Vinay Kumar Sinha of biochemistry department, Dr Ramjee Prasad of tuberculosis and pulmonary department, Dr K.K. Sinha of anaesthesia and Dr Manoj Kumar and Dr Indu Bhushan Prasad of surgery department.

Patients seeking emergency medical services are finding it hard to get medi- cal attention, forcing hospital authorities to draw up a waiting list of patients to be examined and in need of operations.

Talking to The Telegraph, the superintendent of Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital, Dr Thakur, expressed complete helplessness in running the emergency services owing to acute shortage of doctors.

The shifting of the doctors has upset the entire schedule of medical services at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital. Dr Thakur said he has sent an SOS to the principal secretary of health department, apprising him of immense difficulties being faced in running the emergency services as well as holding classes.

Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital is considering making an alternative arrangement to cope with the difficult situation.

On the other hand, doctors posted in the surgery department have placed a demand before the superintendent that either the emergency services or the outpatient department be run.

However, the superintendent persuaded them to discharge both the duties under the present circumstances.