Spitting in hospital building and premises may soon attract a penalty. During his visit to the lok Nayak Hospital on Friday, Delhi lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung said hospital authorities would be empowered to fine people for littering inside the hospital.
“The issue was raised with the Medical Superintendent of the hospital who spoke about difficulties in maintaining the corridors because of spitting on the corners by the visitors.” In order to control this problem, he requested that the hospital authorities should be empowered to penalise such visitors. The lieutenant Governor assured that this issue would be looked into,” a Press release by Delhi Government said.
Jung also appealed to the public not to spit on walls and help hospital authorities in keeping and maintaining hospital premises neat and clean. Jung also visited the 500-bed surgery block and directed the authorities to provide air-conditioning in the wards instead of coolers for faster recovery of the surgery patients.
He asked the Medical Superintendent to change the old furniture in the wards to give it a modern look. He said that there should not be any compromise on quality of service being provided. He also appreciated the seating and queue management in the OPD area, which has improved drastically.