2,400 LPM addl O2 generation at GMC from May 8
-Increase bed capacity in Hospitals
-Directs HoDs and Senior Doctors' to be present round the clock
-Increase Paramedic Staff
-Improve doctor-patient interaction for better treatment
Jammu Tawi, May 7: Following the Northlines report on unavailability of beds and chaos at several COVID hospitals in Jammu, Manoj Sinha, the Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir made a visit to GMC & CD Hospital Jammu today and directed increase in bed capacity, regular rounds by HoDs/Senior Doctors, increase in paramedic staff, improved doctor patient interaction for better treatment.
LG tweeted said “Today visited Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar, CD Hospital, GMC Jammu; took first hand appraisal of Covid Infrastructure & facilities.”
LG further added “Directed Hospitals Administration to ensure best Patient Care through regular rounds of HoDs and senior doctors in the wards; Increase bed capacity at the earliest by working in coordination with concerned departments.
Doctors must have personal interaction with the patients and their attendants to ensure better treatment. Emphasized on strict compliance of the duty rosters, Hospital referral policy and triage in the Hospitals.
Also inquired about number of patients being treated in the hospitals, patients discharged after recovery, availability of beds; inspected functionality of Oxygen Generation Plants; directed for increasing paramedical staff to strengthen Health workforce.”
It was informed that the trial run of 2400 LPM capacity Oxygen Generation Plant in GMC Jammu is going on and the same would be made fully functional by May 8, 2021 enabling the addition of about 125 Covid dedicated beds in the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.
BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education; Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Mukesh Singh, ADGP; Anshul Garg, Deputy Commissioner Jammu; Dr. Shashi Sudhan Sharma, Principal & Dean GMC & AH's Jammu; Director Health Services Jammu, Dr. Renu Sharma; accompanied the Lt Governor during the visits.
