Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 8: Despite tall claims of Health Minister that the Government assigned top priority to healthcare, its failure to provide basic facilities and infrastructure in health institutions across Jammu province has been causing huge load on district hospitals and Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.
This was stated by former Minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla after visiting Gandhi Nagar Hospital to enquire about the treatment being provided to dengue patients from Gandhi Nagar constituency. While interacting with Superintendent of Hospital, Bhalla said that Gandhi Nagar Hospital needs to be equipped with advance medicare facilities to tackle the increasing rush of patients as this hospital was upgraded during the previous coalition only with the purpose to reduce pressure on Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital (SMGSH) of Jammu city.
Former Minister said that efforts need to be made 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 and also catering all type of patients which included Gynaecology, he added. Bhalla asked the hospital authorities to maintain hygienic environment in the hospital.
The former Minister asked the management of the hospital for face lifting of old hospital building. He asked the hospital authorities to upgrade the medical facilities in existing laboratory, radiology section, emergency ward, Gynae ward and neuro surgical theatre besides upgrading the existing installed transformers to ensure improved power supply to the hospital. Earlier, Bhalla visited under construction 200-beded maternity hospital near OPD block at Gandhi Nagar Hospital. Expressing concern over slow pace of work he demanded that the construction work of the Hospital be intensified. The department has already allotted more than Rs 34 crore out of estimated cost of Rs 50 crores, he added.
Congress leader also expressed shock over dengue spread in parts of Jammu and said Coalition Government has failed to take requisite steps to control this deadly fever. He slammed Government and Health Minister for “complete failure” in checking the spread of dengue and providing proper medical facilities to the increasing number of patients of the vector-borne disease in the city.
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