Morigaon Civil Hospital faces backlash after patient shifted on cart amid trolley shortage

A shocking incident at Morigaon Civil Hospital has triggered widespread outrage after the family of a critically ill patient was allegedly forced to transport him on a broken cart due to the unavailability of a hospital trolley.

The incident, which has now gone viral on social media through photographs and videos, has raised serious questions over the condition of public healthcare infrastructure in Assam despite repeated claims of improvement in the government health sector.

According to reports, a man identified as Dipu Deka from the Monahar area of Morigaon district fell seriously ill and was rushed to Morigaon Civil Hospital by his family members. As his condition was said to be critical, he needed immediate transfer to the emergency ward for treatment.

However, family members allegedly failed to find a trolley inside the hospital premises even after searching for nearly two hours. With no other option available, they reportedly used a broken handcart lying within the hospital compound to carry the patient to the doctors.

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Locals alleged that the cart is generally used for transporting garbage and, at times, even for carrying bodies to the post-mortem room, making the incident even more disturbing for attendants and other patients present at the hospital.

Eyewitnesses said the sight of a critically ill patient being shifted on a dirty garbage cart left many shocked and highlighted glaring deficiencies in the functioning of the district’s principal government healthcare facility.

The incident has sparked anger among residents and civil society members, many of whom questioned the hospital administration over the lack of even basic emergency infrastructure, such as patient trolleys.

Following the circulation of the visuals online, questions are now being raised over the role of the district administration and the Health Department, with demands growing for accountability and immediate corrective measures.