Lack of technical experts has hit several medical and life-saving support services at Sadar Hospital Bokaro. Several ventilators and other lifesaving medical support equipment are not being used in absence of technicians.
The construction of ICU and alternate Gas supply systems are yet to be completed at Sadar Hospital.
In September, this year around 20 new ventilators and other equipment were rushed to the hospital during the coronavirus pandemic period to tackle the situation.
These equipment are still lying unused, a source said.
Among the new ventilators, five were shifted at Bokaro General Hospital while 10 to be used in ICU and 5 to be installed in Corona ward, he said.
Admitting shortage of technical experts at hospital Civil Surgeon AK Pathak said, “A number of medical and life-saving support facilities at the hospital have been affected by a shortage of technical experts.”
Presently, there is a dearth of technical experts in-comparison to the number of equipment available at the hospital. Though, the hospital has enough numbers of anesthetics and medical staffs, but there is an urgent need of expert doctors for
Emergency and Trauma cases who needs immediate life-saving support, said Pathak
“We are yet to arrange technical experts who could be able to operate the ventilators,” added Pathak.
Civil Surgeon said, the construction work of ICU is going on, it would be completed very shortly.