Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was Monday released from a private hospital here after his condition improved and doctors declared him ‘medically stable to return home’, a senior official of the facility said. The veteran CPI(M) leader’s treatment would continue at his residence, she informed.
“Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s health condition is stable. He is conscious, alert and talking. His treatment, however, will continue for the time being at his residence. We will provide him necessary care at home,” the official said.
The former Chief Minister was rushed to hospital Friday night after he complained of breathing problems and his blood pressure fell drastically.
An eight-member medical team attended to Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and, of late, has been losing his vision.
The veteran leader is recovering well, his heart rate is normal and blood pressure level has shown improvements. “Bhattacharjee has been sleeping comfortably for the last couple of days with Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (non-invasive ventilation). He is maintaining normal heart rate and stable oxygen saturation with oxygen supplementation,” the official said.
“His Pneumonia is also resolving and he will need a few more days of intravenous antibiotics and supportive care, including nebulisation and chest physiotherapy,” she added.
The CPI(M) leader, who served as the CM between 2000 and 2011, was seen last in public n February 3, when he went to the Brigade Parade ground to attend a Left Front rally. But as he is prone to dust allergy, Bhattacharjee did not take the stage. Instead he sat in his car only.
Meanwhile, former CPI(M) MP Mohammed Salim informed reporters that the party has cleared all the hospital bills. “Even though Buddha babu is entitled to government benefits, this time the party decided to bear the entire cost. That is what the former Chief Minister also wanted,” Salim stated.
PTI
