Lok Sabha Question No. 950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Patient Death in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## PATIENT DEATH IN AII MS

## 950. SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether reportedly nine patients die daily on the average at All India Institute o Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi while undergoing treatment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of patient deaths reported during e last three years and the current year, department -wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) &(b) : The number of patient deaths in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New (AIIMS) department - wise during the last three years and the current year is given below:

| Department         |   Deaths (2012- 13) |   Deaths (2013- 14) |   Deaths (2014- 15) |   Deaths Upto Oct.) |
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Medicine I         |                 253 |                 226 |                 371 |                 215 |
| Medicine II        |                 253 |                 239 |                 248 |                 171 |
| Medicine III       |                 305 |                 251 |                 239 |                 171 |
| Surgery I          |                  33 |                  29 |                  50 |                  22 |
| Surgery II         |                  40 |                  26 |                  38 |                  16 |
| Surgery III        |                  13 |                  23 |                  15 |                  10 |
| Surgery IV         |                  23 |                  23 |                  27 |                  19 |
| Orthopaedics I     |                   7 |                  12 |                  10 |                   7 |
| Orthopaedics II    |                   3 |                  11 |                   3 |                   1 |
| Obst. & Gynae.I    |                   6 |                   4 |                  10 |                   5 |
| Obst. & Gynae.II   |                   1 |                   8 |                   4 |                   1 |
| Obst. & Gynae.III  |                   5 |                   6 |                   0 |                   0 |
| Nephrology         |                 194 |                 151 |                 126 |                  57 |
| Endocrine          |                  11 |                   8 |                   8 |                   4 |
| Gastro - Entrology |                 536 |                 448 |                 403 |                 223 |
| Geriatric Medicine |                  27 |                  48 |                  50 |                  29 |
| Haematology        |                 251 |                 248 |                 280 |                 179 |
| Psychiatry         |                   0 |                   0 |                   0 |                   0 |
| Urology            |                  14 |                  27 |                  15 |                  10 |

| Otolaryngology I         |    8 |    5 |    8 |    2 |
|--------------------------|------|------|------|------|
| Otolaryngology II        |    5 |    1 |    7 |    3 |
| Otolaryngology III       |    1 |    6 |    4 |    5 |
| Dermatology              |   14 |    9 |    4 |    6 |
| New Born                 |    0 |   31 |   25 |    7 |
| Neonatal (NICU)          |   52 |   25 |   24 |   28 |
| KMC Ward                 |    0 |   60 |   57 |    0 |
| Paediatric I             |   69 |   69 |   89 |   32 |
| Paediatric II            |   61 |   68 |   97 |   39 |
| Paediatric III           |   62 |   74 |   69 |   47 |
| Paediatric Surgery       |   55 |  157 |  165 |   43 |
| Pul. Med. Sleep Disorder |   62 |    6 |    6 |   87 |
| Radio Therapy            |   12 |    0 |    0 |    1 |
| Dental Surgery           |    0 |    0 |    0 |    1 |
| Nuclear Medicine         |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Gastro -Int. & Liver     |   81 |   81 |   86 |   37 |
| P.M.R.                   |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| I.R.C.H. (oncology)      |   95 |   94 |  185 |  119 |
| Anaesthesiology          |    0 |    0 |    0 |    1 |
| Cardiology               |  237 |  200 |  217 |  103 |
| C.T.V.S.                 |  255 |  278 |  233 |  134 |
| Neurology I              |  108 |   79 |   76 |   53 |
| Neurology II             |   94 |   67 |   61 |   45 |
| Neurology III            |    4 |   62 |   52 |   36 |
| Neuro- Surgery I         |  117 |  131 |  123 |   57 |
| Neuro- Surgery II        |  113 |  103 |   80 |   44 |
| Neuro- Anaesth.          |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |
| Dr. BRA IRCH             |  321 |  284 |  358 |  260 |
| JPNATC                   |  631 |  624 |  544 |  472 |
| Total                    | 4432 | 4302 | 4467 | 2802 |

(c) : As a large number of critical/serious patients with multiple co - morbidities get admitted for their treatment in AIIMS, New Delhi, the Institute has created High Dependency Units (HD in many wards to reduce mortality. Keeping in view the admission rate of critically ill patients in AIIMS, Government has approved an additional 85 HDU beds and 106 ICU beds over the last 3 years to cater to the needs of the critically ill patients.

In  addition,  in  view  of  the  ever  increasing  patient  load  at  AIIMS,  New  Delh i  the Government has taken a number of steps to augment tertiary care facilities including set of  new  AIIMS  like  institutions;  strengthening  Super  Specialties  in  Government  Medi Colleges;  and  setting  up  of  State  Cancer  Institutes  and  Tertiary  Can cer  Care  Centres  in Government Medical Colleges.

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