Soon, all district hospitals would get a face-lift and there would be no shortage of doctors and para-medical staff in Government hospitals in next two months, said Haryana Health MinisterAnil Vij on Friday.
The Minister while addressing a Press conference in Fatehabad on Friday said that all district Government hospital would have MRI, CT scan and dialysis machines. Also, facility of Cath lab would be provided in five districts.Vij said that an advertisement to recruit 761 doctors and 2,800 para-medical staff has been released. This would be the first recruitment after the formation of new Selection Commission of the State. With this recruitment, all problems of shortage concerning staff in hospitals would be resolved, he said.The Minister said that delivery rooms would be furnished with modern equipment with a view to ensure safe delivery.He said that a complete roadmap for health reforms in the State has been prepared. All details related to requirement of staff and equipment are being sought in all Government hospitals in 21 districts of the State.
For the expansion of health facilities and construction of new Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs), a comprehensive strategy is being formulated. Also, the Health Department is making efforts so that common man do not have to go to the market for getting medical tests done and also there should not be any need for referring patients to any other hospital, he added.Vij said that all hospitals and medical colleges of the State would be connected online by March 2016. This facility has already been initiated in two PHCs in Panchkula. Besides this, file tracking system has been initiated in every hospital which could also be seen by the high officials in Chandigarh.Responding to a query about irregularities in Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao programme organised by IMA, Vij said that this matter is being investigated and strict action would be taken against the guilty.