The denizens of Hazaribagh and other adjoining districts are going to get the facility of high tech child ward in the new building of Hazaribagh’s Sadar Hospital campus from next week. Furnishing work of the ward is almost complete.
The ward will be equipped with modern equipments for special care of new born babies. This will be the first high tech child ward in the seven districts of North Chotanagpur division.
This regional hospital has been constructed at a cost of `8 crore in the campus of Hazaribagh sadar hospital to fulfill the needs of special medical facility to the residents of all districts of the division. Till now, the child ward is running in old Sadar Hospital building but soon it will be shifted to the second floor of this new regional hospital building. The new ward has a capacity of 51 beds. 35 beds are for child ward and 16 beds are for the special care unit for new born babies will be available in this ward.
The ward has been divided into three units. First is in-born unit, second out-born unit and third unit will be for newly born having less than two kilogram weight. There will be a separate chamber for doctors and nurses.
The Civil Surgeon of Hazaribagh Dr RS Vandana said that in this ward eight nurses, four pediatric doctors, lab technician and computer operator will be available 24x7.
The CS said that the child patients referred to Sadar Hospital will get free facility of medicine and Mamta Vehicle. She said that if any child patient will be referred to Ranchi from here then all expenses will be bear by the hospital management.
She further informed that both the lifts of the regional hospital are working smoothly. She said that we are giving special attention on the cleanliness of the hospital campus. This is the first time when high tech special child ward is going to be installed in any hospital of Hazaribagh.