Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducted a surprise inspection of Hamidia Hospital here today. He inspected the registration process of outdoor patients, medicines distribution and medical treatment etc. in the hospital.
He also spoke to the patients and their family members visiting emergency ward. Expressing profound displeasure over the improper arrangements, Chouhan gave directives to give charge to the Principal Secretary Public Health Gouri Singh in place of Additional chief Secretary Medical Education Parabhanshu Kamal, to post Manish Rastogi as Commissioner medical Education and to remove Dr Ulka Shrivastava from the post of Dean Medical College. Also expressing anger over insanitation, Chouhan directed the officials to terminate the contract with sanitation agency with immediate effect.
The Chief Minister mentioned the need for total reforms in the administrative arrangements of hospitals in order to make better arrangements and resources at hospital to provide better services to the patients and to avoid inconvenience. Chouhan directed the Divisional Commissioner and District Collector to conduct intensive study about the hospital’s management arrangements.
Deliberate with patients and collect information about their needs and expectations. Moreover, Chouhan said that medical treatment should be provided to the patients from the experts, in case of non availability of proper and sufficient arrangements at the hospital. He also directed the officials to take concrete and permanent steps to improve the arrangements.
It may be highlighted that Chouhan while going towards state hangar, visited Hamidia Hospital suddenly. He deliberated with the women standing in the queue for outdoor patient registration. He also visited free medicine distribution room,emergency ward toilet and directed the official to terminate the contract on account of insanitation.He directed Dr Devpujari to provide free medical treatment to a patient of kidney disease. He collected information from the junior doctors regarding arrangements. He said he will deliberate with the hospital doctors separately.