Adoor General Hospital superintendent complaint: staffer alleges harassment
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An audiologist says she was scolded in public over a free hearing test for a child and berated after she collapsed on 6 October. The superintendent denies it. A complaint is with the Health Minister.
Original report
An audiologist at Adoor General Hospital in Kerala collapsed at work on 6 October 2026 and has complained that the hospital superintendent harassed her, Asianet Newsable reported (Asianet Newsable, 2026). The superintendent, named in the report as Dr Rachana Chidambaram, denies it, saying she only questioned a test done without following hospital rules (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
The complainant is Christina Binoy. According to her account, the trouble began over a free hearing test for a 10-year-old child (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
Her complaint has gone to the state Health Minister and senior officials, the report says. No official finding has been published in the sources we read. Here is what each side says.
She says it began with a free test for a child
Christina Binoy alleges the dispute started when she began a zero-bill procedure for a 10-year-old's hearing test, Asianet Newsable reported (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
The report says treatment is free for children under 18. Binoy's position, as reported, is that she was applying that rule.
She alleges the superintendent questioned the procedure and then scolded her in public (Asianet Newsable, 2026). These are her claims; no inquiry has tested them yet.
What she says happened next is the core of the complaint.
She alleges the scolding went on after she collapsed
Binoy alleges the superintendent kept berating her after she fell on 6 October, according to her account in Asianet Newsable (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
She also alleges that first aid was not allowed. She says she was then handed a memo and asked to produce a medical certificate showing she was fit to work (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
The report adds a wider claim. It says other staff have faced similar behaviour and that a newly joined doctor quit. Asianet Newsable presents these as claims; we found no named staff member or official record confirming them (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
The superintendent's answer is short.
The superintendent denies harassment
Dr Rachana Chidambaram denies the allegations, Asianet Newsable reported (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
As paraphrased in the report, she says she only questioned the staffer for doing the medical test without following proper hospital rules (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
That leaves two accounts of the same exchange. One says a child's free test led to public humiliation. The other says a rule was not followed and was questioned. Neither has been ruled on.
Who rules on it is the next question.
The complaint is with the Health Minister
Binoy has filed a complaint with the Health Minister and senior officials, the report says, and the matter has reportedly been escalated to the Human Rights Commission (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
An investigation is pending, according to the same report. It gives no date for the complaint, for any hearing or for a decision.
We found no published response from Kerala's health department in the sources we read.
What we don't know yet
- Whether the health department has ordered an inquiry, and who would lead it.
- The date the complaint was filed.
- Whether the Human Rights Commission has taken up the matter.
- Whether the other staff claims in the report can be confirmed.
Questions people are asking
What happened at Adoor General Hospital?
An audiologist, Christina Binoy, collapsed at work on 6 October 2026 and alleges harassment by the superintendent, who denies it (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
Who is the Adoor General Hospital superintendent?
Asianet Newsable names the superintendent as Dr Rachana Chidambaram (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
Has any action been taken on the Adoor hospital complaint?
Not yet on record. The complaint went to the Health Minister and senior officials, and an investigation is pending, the report says (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
Is treatment free for children at the hospital?
The report says treatment is free for patients under 18 (Asianet Newsable, 2026).
References
- Asianet Newsable (2026) Adoor General Hospital: Staffer Collapses Over Harassment Allegations by Superintendent!. Asianet Newsable. Available at: Adoor General Hospital: Staffer Collapses Over Harassment Allegations by Superintendent! (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
How we did this
We read Asianet Newsable's report and set each allegation against the superintendent's reported response, in the order the complainant describes events. We then checked what is on record about the complaint's next step. The same report is the only source we could open: no health department statement, no Human Rights Commission notice and no second outlet. So every claim here is attributed, and we state nothing as fact beyond what the report confirms. We will update this story if officials respond.
This story was produced, reviewed, edited and verified by the reporter before publication, with AI assistance where required.
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