Taj pays surprise visit to hospitals

Excelsior Correspondent

Minister for Medical Education Taj Mohi-ud-Din during visit to GMC on Monday.

Jammu, May 13: Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports, Taj-Mohi-ud-Din, today conducted surprise inspection of hospitals at Jammu city today.
During inspection of Super Specialty Hospital Jammu, the Minister went around various wards and interacted with the doctors. He enquired about the functioning of the hospital and instructed all the concerned to put in their best to extend specialized medicare to the ailing so that real purpose of establishing this prestigious health institute is met.
The Minister accompanied by Dr. Shashi Gupta, Incharge Principal, Government Medical College Jammu and Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Reva Gupta inspected Government Chest Diseases Hospital, Jammu. He visited various wards including Radiation zone, CT Scan and other units and directed for initiating necessary works for improvement in bath rooms and sanitation of the hospital.
At Government Medical College, the Minister went around different wards and enquired about the functioning of all the units. He expressed concern over poor sanitation in the hospital and directed the concerned to improve the same. He visited all the OPDs, Operation theatres and different wards of the hospital including emergency and took stock of functioning of the same.
The Minister directed the Executive Engineer, Civil for repair and renovation of windows, windowpanes and steel jalies etc. He also asked him for immediate repair of various blocks particularly OPD blocks. He directed the hospital authorities to press into service cleanliness machines to ensure a healthy atmosphere in the hospital which is pre-requisite for health of the ailing.
He also directed for starting up gradation of OPD blocks including all toilets from tomorrow positively on war footing.
Later, the Minister inspected different wards of Chopra Nursing Home and took stock of its functioning.