Dehradun: Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan reviewed the condition of district and sub-district hospitals in the state through video conferencing with the District Magistrates in the Secretariat on Monday. The Chief Secretary expressed displeasure over the referral system in government hospitals. He instructed all the District Magistrates and said that the facilities which are available in the district and sub-district hospitals should be treated in the same hospitals. He said that only those serious patients and injured who cannot be treated in the district hospitals and sub-district hospitals should be referred to higher centers.
The Chief Secretary said that all types of general and important tests should be started compulsorily in all the district hospitals. He said that the deployment of microbiologists in all the district hospitals should also be ensured soon, so that important tests like urine culture can also be started in government hospitals. He said that only those tests should be done through outsourced agencies which cannot be done in the district hospitals. For this, he has instructed to strengthen the district hospitals as well as increase their capacity. He summoned a report from the Health Department on the facilities available in all the district and sub-district hospitals of the state, the status of doctors, paramedical staff and availability of equipment.
The Chief Secretary has also instructed to immediately replace the old 108 ambulances and departmental ambulances. He said that an analysis of all the 108 ambulances and departmental ambulances operating across the state should be done and the old and damaged vehicles should be replaced soon. He said that the process of replacing ambulances should be started soon.
The Chief Secretary has also instructed the Health Secretary to build one IVF facility and one trauma center each in the hilly areas of Kumaon and Garhwal. He said that instructions have been given to start both these facilities in the hilly areas soon.
During the meeting, Secretary Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar gave detailed information about the facilities available in the district hospitals and sub-district hospitals in the state.
On this occasion, Principal Secretary R.K. Sudhanshu, L. Fanayi, R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary Shailesh Bagauli, Nitesh Kumar Jha, Radhika Jha, Sachin Kurve, Dilip Jawalkar, Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam, Ravinath Raman, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Chandresh Kumar Yadav, Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar, Vinod Kumar Suman, Commissioner Kumaon Deepak Kumar, Commissioner Garhwal Vinay Shankar Pandey along with other senior officers and all District Magistrates were present through video conferencing from the districts.
