Chandigarh: Haryana health minister Aarti Singh Rao conducted a surprise inspection of the Chaudhary Ranbir Singh OPD at the PGIMS Rohtak Saturday afternoon.She first inspected the CT scan and MRI machine rooms of the Health Map, operating under the PPP mode. The minister issued strict orders that patients should be provided their MRI and CT scan reports within 1 day instead of 3 or 4 days so that treatment could begin as soon as possible.She emphasised that doctors treat patients based on reports and, therefore, reports play a crucial role in treatment.Aarti Singh also visited the X-ray department, reviewed its functioning, and expressed satisfaction over the promptness with which X-rays were being conducted for patients. She then inspected the OPD of the orthopaedics department. The minister expressed displeasure at the crowd gathered for providing blood samples in room number 75, and directed the officials to ensure prompt treatment for patients so that they did not have to stand in long queues.She said wherever additional lab technicians and data entry operators were available, they should be deployed in the OPD so that patient samples could be collected quickly.The minister also inspected the toilets, and upon finding a lack of cleanliness, strict instructions were issued to the officials that the toilets should be cleaned three times during the OPD hours.Later, Aarti Singh interacted with patients and inquired about the treatment being provided at the PGIMS. One patient reported that many medicines were not being made available to them. PGI officials informed that currently 200 types of medicines are available at the institute. On this, the minister directed the formation of a committee to look into why only 200 types of medicines were being procured and provided to patients when the govt is making more than 500 types of medicines available.Thereafter, Aarti Singh inspected the OPDs of the gynaecology department, super speciality department, and surgery department. She said she would return to the PGIMS soon for another surprise inspection of the wards.Responding to questions from the mediapersons, the minister said her priority was to ensure that patients received prompt, high-quality treatment, and she would leave no stone unturned for this.She also informed that new bond doctors would be joining soon, which would largely address the shortage of doctors.MSID:: 130020923 413 |
