Four committees have been formed at the JAH Group of Hospitals to look into the complaints of the patients and their relatives regarding treatments in the hospital.
This step was taken after the inspection tour of Dr Vijay Lakshi Sadho, the Health Minister, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
During her inspection tour the minister had expressed deep displeasure at the functioning of the hospital and had instructed the Superintend to take corrective measures. It is learnt from sources that she had asked for specific steps to improve *the health care system in the hospital.
Sources in the hospital said that a team of fourteen doctors, who will be members of four committees has been formed to take care of various aspects related to medical care. The Superintend, Dr Ashok Mishra has allocated various duties to these doctors, which include the supply of medicines to patients, cleanliness in the wards and OPDs, supply of bed sheets and other amenities to the patients and monitoring of the nursing and other para-medical staff.
While Dr Amit Jain and his team will be in charge of the JAH and ICU, the team under Dr Rita Mishra will look into all aspects of the Kamala Raja Hospital. Neurology and Cardiology departments will be under the care of Dr Aravind Gupta and his team. The team under Dr Sunil Agarwal has been given the charge of the Trauma Centre and Madhav Dispensary.
The Superintendent has instructed the committee members to take daily rounds of the various wards and submit a report every evening. The Superintendent further asked the committee members to take collective responsibility of the security system in and around the hospital.
Speaking to the media persons, the Superintendent, Dr Mishra said that the committees have been formed to ensure that no negligence during treatments or other malpractices that can pose problems for the patients take place. He further said that the committees have been instructed to immediately take corrective measures if and when any irregularities are found. He added that he will be monitoring the work of the committees on a daily basis.