Visits DHH, fumes over illegal parking
Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday made a surprise visit to District Headquarters Hospital. He was displeased to find that private taxis and ambulances were parked inside the hospital premises just opposite the CDMO office.
He directed CDMO Jnanindra Kuma Tripathy to take step by ensuring that the parking is lifted. For this purpose, Nayak directed the CDMO to take the help of district Collector and SP.
The Minister was also displeased with the sanitation of the wards in the hospital. They were not cleaned properly and there was bad odour around.
He also directed the CDMO to take steps for opening a Rashtriya Swasthya Vima Yojana (RSVY) counter at the ground floor.
Nayak also directed the CDMO to ensure that the poor patients get free medicines and the doctors prescribe only those medicines that were stocked in the hospital medicine counter.
The hospital authority also brought to the notice of the Health Minister the problem of space shortage and the congested labour ward, female ward and other wards.
The Minister was urged for construction of a few new buildings.
Besides, the Minister was told to solve problems like vacancy in doctor posts. As many as 38 doctor posts are lying vacant in the district out of sanctioned 118 posts.
A couple of months back, 34 doctors were sent to join the district hospitals. But only 13 doctors joined, while four doctors got transferred within a few days. Nayak assured to sort out the problem.