Gandhi Nagar hospital equipped with advance medicare facilities:Bhalla

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 20: Minister for Housing, Horticulture, Culture, Youth Services and Sports Raman Bhalla, who is also the Chairman of Rogi Kalayan Samiti (RKY) Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar today said that the Gandhi Nagar hospital is being equipped with advance medicare facilities to tackle the increasing rush of patients aimed to reduce pressure on Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) and Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital (SMGSH) of Jammu city.
This was stated by the Minister while chairing a meeting of the Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS) of Gandhi Nagar hospital here this morning.
Medical Superintendent Dr. M Younis Choudhary (Member Secretary RKY) Deputy Director Information (PR) Afshan Masood besides other members of RKY were present in the meeting.
The Minister said that efforts are on to upgrade the facilities available in Govt Hospital Gandhi Nagar to match with GMCH and SMGS hospitals for benefit of the patients visiting the hospital. Equipped with modern facilities, the hospital is catering all type of patients which included Gynaecology, he added.
Mr. Bhalla asked the hospital authorities to maintain hygienic environment in the hospital and said that Government has released Rs. 80 lakh for installation of digital X-ray machine and asked authorities to take necessary action in making the machine operational at the earliest.
Taking review of the ongoing developmental works in the hospital, the Minister asked the management of the hospital for face lifting of old hospital building besides repairing street lights installed in the hospital, adding that Government has released Rs. 10 lakh for the purpose.
Mr. Bhalla asked the concerned to prepare estimate for installing the air-conditioners in Gynaecology ward and newly constructed Dialysis wards so that the patient could not face inconvenience during summer.
The Minister asked the hospital authorities to upgrade the medical facilities in existing laboratory, radiology section, emergency ward, gynae ward and neuro surgical theatre.
Mr. Bhalla asked the PDD to upgrade the existing installed transformers to ensure improved power supply to the hospital. He was told that a detailed project report of Rs. 1.09 crore has been prepared for ensuring uninterrupted power supply to the hospital.
Earlier, Mr. Bhalla inspected the ongoing works of 200-beded maternity hospital coming up at a cost of Rs. 70 crore at the available site near OPD block at Gandhi Nagar hospital.
Later, the Minister also inaugurated examination hall at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Gandhi Nagar.

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