(AI image) Dr Shivsharan Patil, a first-year junior resident, was a native of Karnataka.
MUMBAI: A first-year resident doctor at Sion Hospital was found dead by suicide in his hostel bathroom on Saturday at around 7.30 pm.
Hospital officials said he was a surgery resident and had earlier complained of a heavy workload. “When he rang his phone, he heard it ringing inside the bathroom and alerted the senior authorities,” said a senior doctor from the hospital. Hospital authorities said that while there had been complaints regarding workload in the past, none had reached them over the last couple of months, as the workload in the deceased doctor’s unit had decreased.
Dr Shivsharan Patil, a first-year junior resident, was a native of Karnataka. On Saturday, when he could not be located for several hours, his roommate was asked to look for him.
this is seldom followed in hospital settings While the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) rules state that no resident doctor may work beyond 48 hours a week. Dr Patil was found with an injectable medical device. Sion Hospital has not yet been informed by the police about the discovery of a suicide note. Meanwhile, the hospital has contacted his family, and his body will be handed over to them after the postmortem.