Reviews patient care, related
facilities
JAMMU, May 26: The Joint House
Committee on Medical Negligence (JHCMN) headed by its Chairman, Ghulam Nabi
Monga today visited Government Hospital Sarwal, Government SMGS Hospital and
Government Gandhi Nagar Hospital and took stock of patient care and
related facilities at these health institutions.
The Committee
members G.M. Saroori, Naresh Kumar Gupta, Ali Mohammed Dar, Firdous Ahmed Tak
and Ramesh Arora were part of the visiting joint house committee.
At these
hospitals, the Chairman and other members interacted with the staff and the
patients and enquired about the facilities being provided to them.
The
chairman directed doctors and para-medicos to extend their services with utmost
zeal and dedication and uphold the dignity of this noble profession. He also
appealed to the people to help the managements in maintaining discipline and
cleanliness in these health institutions for their own benefit.
During their
visit to these Government Hospitals, Committee members inspected OPDs, Labour
Room and other sections.
At Gandhi Nagar
Hospital, the Committee members visited Partograph section, Dialysis Section,
Wards and other sections of the hospital.
Later, the
Chairman along with other members chaired a review meeting of the Health
Department and took stock of physical and financial achievements during the
previous financial year.
The Committee was
informed about number of registered patients in OPD, number of minor and major
operation performed, deliveries, laboratory tests, X-rays, ultrasounds, ECG,
besides other details during financial year 2017-18.
The Committee
Members exhorted upon the Medical Superintendents and other stakeholders to share
collective responsibility for the betterment of these hospitals. They stressed
on the need for coordination between Chief Medical Officers, Medical
Superintendents and para-medical staff for better results. The Minister said
that health sector has made good achievements but a lot was yet to be done.
The committee
members were accompanied by Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education
Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Secretary Council Abdul Majid, Deputy Commissioner Jammu
Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, Principal GMC Jammu Dr. Sunanda Raina, MD NHM Jammu
Yashpal Sharma, Commissioner JMC Ramesh Kumar, Medical Superintendent Dara
Singh, Arun Sharma, Raj Kumar, SEs, XENs and other concerned officers of Health
Department attended the meeting.


