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Patient care in hospitals hit by erratic transfers in Health department

4/9/2015  
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report  

Jammu, Apr 9: Recent reshuffle of doctors in the department of health has complicated the situation in several important hospitals of region which were already facing difficulties due to pressing scarcity of doctors, especially the specialists.

As per data, in District Hospital Udhampur, there are 4 sanctioned posts of gynecologists, of which 3 are vacant; against 2 posts of physicians 1 is vacant, against 22 posts of Medical officers, 11 are vacant, out of 2 posts of Surgeons, 1 is vacant; against 2 posts of anesthetists, 1 is vacant, against 2 posts of pediatrician 1 is vacant besides several other vacant positions.
Similarly in district hospital Ramban, out of 2 sanctioned post for orthopedicians, 1 is vacant, only post of pediatrician is vacant, while 2 posts of gynecologists are vacant; 2 posts of Surgeons are vacant, the only post of physician is lying vacant and out of 7 posts of Medical Officers, 3 are vacant.

Admitting shortage in district hospital Udhampur, Medical supdt Dr. Chander Parkash said hospital has already been facing shortage of staff and now in recent reshuffle, 7 doctors have been transferred from Udhampur to other hospitals and only 5 have been posted to this hospital. Medical Superintendent of district hospital Ramban Dr. Saif-ul-Din-Khan said, hospital administration informed to the higher authority about the shortage but nothing has been done in this regard.

Reliable Sources in health department informed Early Times that, district hospital Udhampur and Ramban were already facing pressing shortage of doctors, specialists, paramedical and technical staff , But the recent reshuffle has further aggravated the situation rather than resolving the crisis. Director of Health Service, Jammu Dr. Baljeet Pathania could not be contacted for his comment.



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