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Essential services in SSH hit, govt yet to take corrective course




 9/17/2016
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report


Jammu, Sept 17: Callous attitude of State Health Ministry as well as the higher ups can be gauged from the fact the essential medical services in Super Speciality Hospital Jammu are not functioning for last 3 to 4 days and patients are running from pillar to post for the medical services since the daily wagers (Mechanical) went on strike.
Pertinently, the daily wagers and Need Based Workers (Mechanical) engaged at government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H), Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital and Super Speciality Hospital Jammu went on strike in support of releasing their 30 months' salary due to which essential medical services in SSH Jammu are collapsed.
Senior doctors at SSH Jammu told Early Times that due to least concern of the higher ups in the administration along with daily wagers, the patients at the hospital have been suffering for last four to five days. The Operation Theatres (OT)s are closed, Dialysis Units are non functional, shortage of water due to which the centralize Air Conditioners are not working even Out Patient Department (OPD), when last reports come in, is not functioning for last some days.
"Due to which the attendants are worried and continuously asking to doctors and hospital authority about the medical services but they have got nothing so fare despite assurance, "they stated and adding that it shows that how interrupted medical services are being provided by State Health and Medical Education Department to the people of Jammu Province.
"Today, the attendants held protest against the heartless attitude of the administration and said last some days they are suffering and faced hardship as Operations of their patients are postponed day by day and other facilities including Dialysis Unit are totally defunct resulting the patient are dying slowly but despite repeated requested to administration of SSH along with Principal of GMC&H Jammu, nothing has been done, "a attendant told.
He further stated a delegation of attendants met with protesting daily wagers, administration of SSH as well as Principal to provide needy medical services to their patients but the peal fallen into deaf ears. Medical Superintendent SSH Jammu Dr. A.D.Singh could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.

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