6/22/2015
Nitesh
Sangral
Early
Times Report
Jammu,
June 22: Patients visiting Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH),
Jammu, have to face a lot of inconvenience as X-ray machine of the emergency
ward has gone defunct, allegedly due to negligence of the staff concerned.
One
of the two X-ray machines in the emergency ward went out of order nearly a week
ago, sources told Early Times, adding that the patient load has increased
manifold on the other machine. In the absence of X-ray machine, most of the
patients have no option but to get their X-ray done at private diagnostic
centres. But those who cannot afford to visit private clinics have to wait.
"The
machine is lying defunct and neither administration of GMCH Jammu has taken any
step to repair nor replaced it," said the sources. They said the emergency
section of the hospital needs more X-ray machines to cater to huge patient
rush.
A
man who has been visiting GMC hospital for the last two days for X-ray said,
"I am very poor and cannot afford to visit clinics as they charge huge
amount. I belong to the BPL category and X-ray is free for us." He said
that all the BPL families in Jammu used to visit GMC. "If the facilities
are not available for us, where shall we go? The hospital administration is
unmoved."
When
contacted, Superintendent of GMC Jammu, Dr. Ravinder Rattan Paul admitted that
the machine has been lying defunct. He said he has approached the concerned
persons to repair it as soon as possible.
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