The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Bengal government orders probe into hospital administering ‘expired’ saline to patient
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The West Bengal Health Department has launched an inquiry after a patient at a state-run hospital was allegedly administered expired saline. This incident follows a similar controversy at the same facility in early 2025, prompting calls for stricter monitoring.
The West Bengal Health Department on Thursday (July 9, 2026) ordered an inquiry and announced stricter monitoring measures, after the family of a patient alleged that she had been administered expired saline at a state-run medical college and hospital.
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