Health Minister Banna Gupta has formed a four member committee to improve healthcare facilities at MGM Medical College Hospital (MGMCH).
The committee would review current status of approved human resources and existing manpower in the Government hospital to the State Health Ministry. It would include representatives of human resources, finance and quality assurance cell of National Health Mission. It will be giving its opinion after studying last two year’s burden on the hospital, sources said.
Sources maintained that the Health Minister has ordered postponement of all pending tenders floated by the hospital. The memberships of all non-Government members of the State pharmacy council have been terminated. Besides the above committee, an 11-member district level committee has been formed by East Singhbhum DC Ravi Shankar Shukla for MGM Hospital’s revamp.
This committee would advise the four-member committee formed by Gupta.
It includes Dr AK Lal, Dr Shahid Paul, Dr GC Majhi, Dr Veena Singh, Dr Shyam Kumar Jha, Dr Sourabh Choudhary, Dhananjay Mishra, Nishant Kunal and Prema Marandi.
“Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital (MGMCH) is soon going to get a facelift. The hospital has begun preparations in this regard. The hospital building is in poor condition, which needs immediate repair. Moreover the facilities at operation theatre and C T Scan need to be upgraded. The facilities for doctors and attendants also need to be addressed,” said a senior official.
“We are pinning hopes on the new Government and are hopeful that the Government will pay heed to the problems faced by the hospital,” he further noted.
MGM Medical College and Hospital is a government hospital with the facility of 540 beds. Everyday around 1000 patients come here for treatment.
It may be mentioned that State Government governed Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital, is an Indian medical school established in 1964. It is situated in the outskirts of Jamshedpur near Dimna. The college's hospital is located in Sakchi.