Gopalganj Model Hospital Power Cut: Patients Treated Under Mobile Flashlights Amid Blackout

Recent reports highlight a severe infrastructure failure at the Model Sadar Hospital in Gopalganj, Bihar, where a prolonged power outage forced medical staff to treat patients using mobile phone flashlights. The electricity supply was disrupted for over two hours, plunging critical areas like the emergency ward, trauma center, and maternity ward into darkness.

Despite the hospital being designated as a “Model” facility with modern amenities, the backup generators reportedly failed to function during this critical period, leaving doctors and nurses with no choice but to rely on handheld torches and mobile lights to carry out examinations and treatments.

The blackout sparked chaos and panic among patients and their relatives, who questioned the hospital administration’s preparedness. Eyewitnesses reported that attendants had to hold up mobile phones while doctors attended to the sick and injured.

This incident has once again brought the state of public healthcare infrastructure in Bihar under scrutiny. While the administration has cited technical glitches, the recurrence of such events in government hospitals points to systemic gaps in maintenance and emergency readiness.

Reports indicate that this is not an isolated case for the region, as similar infrastructure issues have plagued the hospital in the past, undermining the public trust in these essential government services.