{
  "id": 15558396,
  "title": "Patient, three attendants hurt as plaster of Larkana CMCH ward’s ceiling collapses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/patient-three-attendants-hurt-as-plaster-of-larkana-cmch-wards",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-19T04:35:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038128/patient-three-attendants-hurt-as-plaster-of-larkana-cmch-wards-ceiling-collapses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LARKANA - A massive portion of the RCC plaster and false ceiling in a ward at Chandka Medical College Teaching Hospital collapsed on Sunday, injuring a patient and three attendants. Elderly patient Pathani Khatoon, her two daughters Rozina and Rubina, and her daughter-in-law Hazooran Khatoon all suffered serious injuries in the incident. Hospital staff and relatives swiftly transported the victims to the Larkana Trauma Centre for urgent medical care. The community of Luhar Colony, where the victims reside, was left in shock as the debris plummeted with a resounding crash, instilling fear and panic within the building, which houses gastro, liver, and intestinal wards. Furniture and several beds in the ward were damaged during the incident, prompting residents to flee the scene in a desperate bid for safety. Advocate Abdul Hafeez Chawro, a relative of Pathani Khatoon, shared with media that his relative had been admitted to the hospital for treatment of a lung ailment. Chawro emphasized the urgent need for the Sindh government to take immediate action to rebuild the hospital's dilapidated buildings and structures to prevent similar catastrophes from occurring in the future.",
  "summary": "LARKANA: A big chunk of the RCC plaster, along with a large portion of the false ceiling covering it, fell onto a patient and her attendants in a ward at the Chandka Medical College Teaching Hospital on Sunday. The elderly patient, Pathani Khatoon, her two daughters, Ms Rozina and Ms Rubina, and her daughter-in-law Hazooran Khatoon, were seriously injured in the incident. The hospital staff and…",
  "key_points": [
    "RCC plaster and false ceiling collapse in Larkana CMCH ward",
    "Patient Pathani Khatoon and three attendants injured",
    "Hospital staff transports victims to Larkana Trauma Centre"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The structural failure at Chandka Medical College Teaching Hospital underscores the urgent necessity for the Sindh government to address the deteriorating state of dilapidated medical facilities to ensure patient safety.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}