Nitesh Sangral

' 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...

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....

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 spe...

5/15/2018 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, May 14: The oxygen plant at Chest and Diseases hospital Jammu is defunct even as more than Rs 13 lakh has been spent on it in the last two years. In the absence of an oxygen plant, the hospital has to bear the cost of 600 to 700 large oxygen cylinders which are supplied by private firms. Besides, 300 to 400 portable (small) cylinders are also purchased by the administration. "The old oxygen concentration plant of 446 LPM capacity had been shifted from GMC&H Jammu to CD hospital and the same was made operational on May 1, 2015, after its complete overhaul," sources told Early Times, quoting official records. Surprisingly, just after four months of installation, the valves of the plant-choked and it stopped generating oxygen. Hence, the hospital management had to procure oxygen cylinders from the market to save the patients. The sources informed that the concerned wing of the hospital had demanded Rs 10....

Minister lauds Valley's health services, scolds Jammu's officials Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, May 12: Appreciating the efforts of officials of Kashmir Health Services for improving health facilities despite natural calamities and unrest, Minister for Health Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal scolded Jammu's officials, doctors and others for poor performance and fewer health facilities. However, administration of the respective hospitals didn't agree with the claims of minister and believed that things are better in Kashmir only because there is no harassment from politicians, Vigilance Organization, and others. The Health Minister, during celebration of International Nurses Day, asked heads of institutions at Government Medical College Jammu, Medical Superintendents of GMC and associated hospitals, faculty of the hospitals and staff to show some interest to improve facilities in Jammu's institutions. Comparing Kashmir's health institutions with Jamm...