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SMGS blood bank fails patients as blood goes down the drain

Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, June 28: Owing to mismanagement of the Shree Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital, Blood Bank's staff, about 60 units (350 or 375 ML in per unit) of blood and 40 to 50 unit of Fresh Frozen Plasma are ready to be discarded by the officials as it has passed its use-by date reportedly. Here it needs to be mentioned that several deaths can be caused due to severe blood loss in case there is a shortage of blood, plasma, or platelets. Over the past few years, there has been wastage of blood but who cares? Many times it is seen that people face severe hardship in arranging blood for their patients as most of the times they are denied blood from the blood banks and asked to arrange it on their own. Blood is precious for life and the same cannot be manufactured, it can be donated by a donor but unfortunately, the Government Medical College Jammu and its associated hospitals discard a huge quantity of blood and its components. Senior doctor,
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Eyeing pvt practice, senior docs of GMC manage appointment of junior docs

Neighbouring States appoint doctors above lecturer rank for Amarnath Ji Yatra 6/26/2018 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, June 26: Senior doctors of the Government Medical College have managed appointment of junior doctors for the upcoming Shree Amarnath Ji Yatra, to ensure their private practice without break. Complying with the Supreme Court directions, the neighboring states have deployed doctors above lecturer rank for the Shree Amarnath Ji Yatra but GMC Jammu has finalized the list of junior doctors under the influence of senior doctors. Here it needs to be mentioned that ET had carried story on 23 June with title 'Junior doctors being deployed for Amarnath Ji Yatra', which is the clear violation of the Supreme Court of India that doctor with Specialization from GMC Jammu and GMC Srinagar to be deployed on temporary duty during the Amarnath Ji Yatra but they failed to do so. Sources told Early Times that some doctors of the GMC Jammu, having n
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Set back to Jammu's Dental College

JU denies permission for starting PG course Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, June 4: The claims of the former Health Minister to start Post-Graduate Courses in Indira Gandhi Government Dental College (IGGDC) in the current session ( May 2018) have fallen flat as Jammu University has denued nod to start the course because the college didn't get clearance from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) . Pertinently, since the establishment of IGGDC Jammu, PG course has not been started due to lethargic approach of the concerned whereas Dental College Srinagar has been running PG course for last many years. Sources told Early Times that the course was supposed to be started in May 2018 but owing to poor approach to introduce such course in Jammu as they failed to get clearance from NAAC, which is made compulsory by Dental Council of India (DCI) for all dental colleges throughout India to have accreditation by NAAC for running such course. "As offici
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Protest near emergency should be banned'

Unknown people stage protest, instigate docs to stop treatment, go on strike Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, June 3: It is very shameful that some people associated with political parties, are not letting doctors do their job by making GMC Jammu a 'protest hub' where they play politics on the excuse that doctors are not providing treatment to the needy patients. Moreover, these unscrupulous elements in the society create hurdles in treating patients and present the wrong image of doctors. Surprisingly, keeping in view that emergency is a of critical patients treatment area where cool and calm is required from all quarters, the State government and even concerned hospital authority have never bothered to take preventive measures to stop such protests in and around the emergency block. On Sunday, some unknown people gathered nearby emergency of the hospital and raised slogans against the GMC Jammu especially treating doctors, creating distraction among the sta
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GMC Principal 'proves herself incompetent before HC

' Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, May 28: It appears that the Principal of Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu is projecting herself incapable of heading this institute before the House Committee which met few days ago. Credible sources told Early Times that a Joint House Committee on Medical Negligence (JHCMN) headed by its chairman Ghulam Nabi Monga and members GM Saroori, Naresh Kumar Gupta, Ali Mohammed Dar, Firdous Ahmed Tak and Ramesh Arora and others visited GMC, SMGS Hospital, and Government Gandhi Nagar Hospital and took stock of patient care and related facilities at these health institutions. When the issues related to water facilities, filthy toilets, delay in drug supply, etc, were taken up during the meeting, the Principal not only failed to give satisfactory reply but also failed to suggest ways to improve the things, said the sources. "The committee members told the Principal that the problems in GMC start with her and end with her o
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DHS Jammu promotes favouritism brazenly

Doc posted on fictional post at UHC Sidhra 5/19/2018 12:06:39 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, May 18: It appears that Directorate of Health Services (DHS) Jammu has become a hub of nepotism and favoritism. For example, an influential doctor has been posted, for the last five years, at Urban Health Centre Sidhra against a post which doesn't exist. "Dr Jameela Akhtar was posted at UHC Roop Nagar in 2011. She remained posted at Roop Nagar till 2014. After that she managed to get herself posted at UHC Sidhra which is near her home," sources told Early Times. They said this example of brazen favouritism in the DHS Jammu mocks at the claims of the government of bringing transparency in the system. There was only one post of National Health Mission and no other post of the doctor at the UHC Sidhra. Despite fully aware of the fact that there was no post of a doctor, the DHS Jammu has been offering the undue favour to Dr Jameela for last many years.
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Is Jammu waiting for Gorakhpur like tragedy?

Oxygen Plants in SMGS Hospital non-functional 5/17/2018 Nitesh Sangral   Early Times Report   JAMMU, May 17: With tragic death of dozens of infants in Gorakhpur hospital due to dysfunction of oxygen plant still fresh in nation's memory, a part of Oxygen Plant of Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital is out of order for the last three days, but despite repeated reminders the problem could not be fixed, forcing hospital administration to procure additional oxygen cylinders from the market. Mechanical Division Government Medical College and associated hospitals have come under scanner as private players are earning huge money due to the breakdown of the oxygen plant and insiders are smelling a rat in the incident. The existing output of the Oxygen plant is not enough to cater the demand of 750 bedded SMGS hospital and roughly 60 to 70 large Oxygen Cylinders and above 30 portable (small) cylinders are being purchased on daily basis by the hospital despite spending
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