Jhajjar govt hospitals grapple with shortage of doctors

Civil Hospitals in Bahadurgarh and Beri town here are grappling with the shortage of Medical Officers and other staffers. Surprisingly, no physician is available at Bahadurgarh hospital.

As per information obtained under the RTI Act by Advocate Kamal Anand of Sangrur (Punjab), nine posts of Medical Officers and 35 other employees are lying vacant in both government hospitals.

Both hospitals don’t have the facility of CT Scan and MRI forcing the hospital authorities to refer the patients to bigger health centres. Male patients are referred to Jhajjar from Beri hospital even for ultrasound test. However, the ultrasound facility is made available for pregnant women in Beri town under the PPP mode.

Over 500 patients daily come to the Civil Hospital in Beri for treatment. As per the RTI information, 11 posts of Medical Officers are sanctioned at Beri hospital and three out of these are lying vacant. Similarly, 178 posts are sanctioned for other staff and six among these are vacant. Interestingly, the post of dental surgeon is surplus here.

“Hospital has all those facilities which are required for sub-divisional healthcare institute. Three vacant posts of medical officers are also likely to be filled soon as the state government is in the process to appoint 777 new Medical Officers,” said Dr Subhash Chander, Senior Medical Officer, Civil Hospital, Beri.

At Bahadurgarh Civil Hospital, 55 posts of Medical Officers and 178 of other employees are sanctioned here while 49 Medical Officers and 149 other employees have been appointed. Four posts of Nursing Officer, two post of Pharmacy Officer and one post each of Chief Nursing Officer, Senior Technical Officer and Technical Officer are lying vacant, discloses the RTI information.

“The ultrasound facility is available at Bahadurgarh Civil Hospital but the patients are referred to the PGIMS-Rohtak for CT scan and MRI tests. No physician and skin specialist is available at the hospital. Though three gynaecologists have been appointed in the hospital, two-three more gynaecologists are required keeping in view the large number of patients,” said a doctor.

Dr Manju Kadian, incharge, Civil Hospital, Bahadurgarh, said except physician and skin, specialists of all other diseases were available at the hospital. “We have also moved a proposal to the state government urging it to launch CT Scan and MRI facilities here. A new building of the hospital is also under-construction,” she added.