In a move to provide immediate medical relief to patients during festive season, Doon Group of Hospitals has claimed to pull up their socks to work more efficiently towards saving lives.
Hospital administration claimed that the stern instructions have been already given to the medical officers and paramedical staff for catering the emergency medical need of the patients on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Additionally, beds have been kept reserved in the Government hospitals for emergency cases.
State Medical, Health and Family Welfare department claimed that the every hospital of the district has full stock of lifesaving drugs for meeting the emergency medical need of patients and special focus has been laid down by the department for providing immediate medical relief to burn injuries.
It is also equally important to mention here is that the number of accident cases and other trauma cases increases during the festive season.
After realising the fact, the health department has also pulled up its socks for providing immediate medical relief to the patients.
After confirming that stern instructions are already released to chief medical superintendents and medical officer in-charge of district hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and health centres for providing immediate medical relief to patients, Dr Gurupal Singh, Chief Medical Officer, Dehradun said that the every Government health centre is stocking up on of lifesaving drugs to address the medical needs of patients.
He said that strict departmental action would be taken against errant medical officers.
Dr Singh added that the beds have been kept reserved in the trauma ward of the hospitals considering the festive season.
He said that specialist doctors, including paediatrician, orthopaedic surgeon, surgeon, ENT surgeon, and paramedical staff, including pharmacists and staff nurses are on standby.
Additionally, GVKEMRI-108 service has also pulled up its socks for catering the emergency medical need of patients. According to 108-service administration, road side accident cases increase during the festive season with special focus has been laid between 6 pm till midnight.
According to Manish Tinkoo, State Head, GVKEMRI-108 service said that the additional life saving ambulances has been deployed at Dehradun, Rudrapur (Udham Singh Nagar) and Haridwar districts of the State.
He claimed that the 108-service has full stock of lifesaving drugs in the ambulances and will immediately cater to the emergency need of patients.