Hospital fires MDs after 'dead' baby wakes up

New Delhi, India -- Soonafter twins were born prematurely to Mr. and Mrs. Bommiraju Sitarmanjaneyulu Rahasekhara Srinivasulu Laxminarayana Siva Venkata Sai (their friends call them "Sai") at a hospital in New Delhi, Indian doctors in charge of the care determined on of the boys was stillborn and the other put on life support and declared dead shortly thereafter.

In the Hindu religion all dead are cremated and their ashes deposited in the Ganges River if possible. So while the parents were on their way to a crematorium, they noticed one of their babies was alive. 

This "unfortunate incident" happened on Thursday of last week, according to USA Today.

"We are shaken and concerned at this rare incident," the hospital officially said in a statement. "We are in constant touch with the parents and are providing all the needed support.

The doctors in charge of the case were fired and are now rumored to be outsourcing their medical opinions on WebMD. This has not been confirmed.

There are 14 Max Healthcare Super Specialty hospitals and they are known in India as a world-class healthcare service."Our experts have treated 2.8 + million patients over 130 nationalities. Our hospitals are equipped with state-of-the-art . . . machines to ensure that you have access to all medical facilities," its website boasts.

They are so good that hardly anyone dies there. So make sure your loved ones don't, because sometimes they don't know the difference.

Note: The name given for the parents has been edited for brevity.

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