Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has lauded the arrangements for health examination and treatment of patients at JP Hospital, Bhopal. In a demi-official letter of praise to the then superintendent of the hospital Dr Veena Sinha, the Chief Minister said availability of all the health facilities introduced about 2 years ago had been ensured under Health Services Guarantee Scheme launched since November last.
In the letter, the Chief Minister wrote, “I visited Jai Prakash Hospital in the midnight of January 7, 2015 to acquaint with implementation of all health schemes in the State and discussed it with indoor patients. I am highly pleased that patients are being provided free medicines, pathological tests, nutritious food and all other facilities. This implementation of schemes has been possible due to efficient leadership and constant supervision. For this, I heartily congratulate you for this and hope that you would continue to work in the same vein in future also. Please, also convey my feelings to all of your colleagues.” Chouhan has also congratulated entire staff of the hospital.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Principal Secretary Public Health and Family Welfare Praveer Krishna inspected H-1 N-1 Ward set up in JP Hospital. The PS held discussions with a number of patients turned up at the hospital for treatment and inspected medicine distribution counter, arrangement for issuing OPD slips, paramedical tests and food. He also inspected arrangements for test of swine flu.
The Principal Secretary met hospital staff and informed them about pleasant comment of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who had visited the hospital in the first week of current month. The PS congratulated the staff for effective discharge of duty. CMHO Dr Veena Sinha was also present on the occasion.
It is remarkable that diabetes clinic, breast milk bank and skill development lab have been set up at JP Hospital. Besides, innovate initiative of One-Stop Crisis Centre Gauravi was also launched in the hospital in the presence of film actor Aamir Khan in June 2014 last for medical and legal assistance of distressed women.