Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 29: Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI and Trainings Ch Lal Singh today asked Government Medical College Hospital authorities to chalk out effective strategies to provide enhanced and prompt health services to the people.
The Minister said this while inspecting the healthcare facilities in Recovery Ward of Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, here today.
Medical Superintendent GMC, Dr. Rabinder Rattan Pal, Deputy Medical Superintendent, Dr. Wasiq Rasool besides HoDs and senior faculty members accompanied the Minister.
The Minister directed the GMC authorities to provide quality and hassle free services to the people for which he asked them to augment all material and human resources. He directed to ensure that all the diagnostic equipments like MRI, USG, X-Ray, CT Scan etc remain functional round the clock for convenience of the patients.
The Minister underlined the need to start evening OPDs in order to provide additional facility to the ailing people. He also enjoined upon them to strengthen Emergency Ward by making availability of additional staff and other required items which will further add to healthcare for the patients.
Earlier, the Minister conducted on-spot inspection of emergency and other blocks and took stock of facilities being provided by the hospital administration. He appealed the patients and their attendants to cooperate with the hospital administration so that timely treatment is provided to them.
The Minister at the same time cautioned that no laxity or carelessness will be accepted as for as patient care is concerned.
“Government will not hesitate to initiate stern against those indulging in indiscipline or negligence towards their noble profession”, he maintained.
Ch Lal Singh took stock of various services being extended to the patients in Associated Hospitals and directed the concerned to devise an effective mechanism to deal with heavy rush of patients in summer season.
Deliberating upon the non-functioning of several sophisticated diagnostic equipments at times, the Minister made it clear that all necessary measures should be taken to put them in place on priority basis. He also directed the authorities to ensure that all the necessary equipments are being serviced and checked for their proper working.
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