The hospital, which survived a massive fire on Thursday, received 865 new patients after operations resumed on Saturday Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune'After ensuring a safe environment we will resume the children’s ward too'“All wards, except the children’s ward have resumed operation,” said Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital (ShSMCH) Director, Prof Dr Uttam Kumar Barua. “After ensuring a safe environment we will resume the children’s ward too,” the Director told Dhaka Tribune on Saturday. Besides, 700 patients who were accommodated in other hospitals have been shifted back to ShSMCH,” said Prof Dr Uttam Kumar Barua. We will send a letter to the health ministry for more medicine,” Uttam Kumar said. Director Uttam Kumar clarified that immediately following the fire incident many private ambulances were seen in front of the hospital and may have charged more money.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 16, 2019 18:56 UTC