Patients at the State’s premier medical institution—Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)—are deprived of even basic facilities like beds, equipment for administering IV fluids, rooms etc. If one requires proof one must have the feel of the condition outside the neurosurgery ward where people are forced to stay outside the ward as the availability of beds is comparatively less than the number of patients.
“This is the second time, I am coming to the neurosurgery department but this time too we are disappointed with the situation here. Most of the patients here are lying on the floor due to bed crisis. We are afraid that patients might get infected as they are lying with so many other patients at the corridor,” said Meena Devi, an attendant from Hazaribagh district.
Similarly, another patient, Phulmati Kumari from Garhwa district said, “lying all the time on the floor, especially during the winter season creates problem for the attendants also. Somehow we adjust ourselves in the corridor. There is chaos especially during night, mosquitoes create problems for us and moreover many times we are afraid that the medical tools and equipment do not fall on patient.”
Although doctors and nurses attend patients lying on the floor on regular intervals but lack of beds creates problems for one and all. There is very little space for people to loiter in the corridor.
Even the patients’ number is comparatively more in the neurosurgery ward in comparison with other departments. Few months back Kanke legislator Dr. Jitu Charan Ram along with Urban Development Minister CP Singh visited the Neuro ward and directed the concerned officials to make all alternative arrangement for the patients but the situation till date remains the same.
Citing details about the present condition of neurosurgical ward RIMS Director, Dr. B l Sherwal said, “We have 110 beds capacity in the neurosurgery ward but the number of patients in neuro ward exceeds. But the best part is that inspite of teeming crowd we do not turn down any patients. However, we have kept the proposal in the recent administrative board meeting to manage the crowd.”
“We have been assured that approximately provision for 250 wards for neuro ward patients will be made soon, most probably in the month of April next year,” Sherwal added.