After the alleged rape of a minor girl rocked the State-owned MGM Medical College and Hospital, the State health department removed the superintendent, RY Choudhary and assigned the job to the principal of the medical college AN Mishra.
Confirming this development, principal secretary (health), K Vidyasagar said that Mishra will hold duel charge of the principal (MGM Medical College at Dimna) as well as superintendent of hospital-based in Sakchi.
He went on to say that Mishra will continue to hold the additional charge till the appointment a regular superintendent of the hospital. “We are looking for a suitable candidate for the post. It will take a little more than a week to appoint a regular superintendent at the hospital,” said Vidyasagar.
Choudhary will continue to function as a teaching faculty. Chowdhury is also an assistant professor in the anesthesia department of the Government medical college and hospital.
Mishra, who completed five-year tenure as principal of the medical college said that he will take charge from Choudhary late in the evening." The notification issued by the health, medical education and family welfare department on Tuesday asked me to take charge of the superintendent till the time a regular appointment is made. I will try to discharge my duties of new office with utmost care," said Mishra adding that he would soon frame a plan of action for improving facilities at the Government heal hub.
Meanwhile, State health ministry sources revealed that apart from Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, who had inspected the hospital on Saturday, a day before the rape incident too was not happy over the functioning of the hospital.