Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat today said that all the necessary accidental and emergency services are available round the clock at GMCH Jammu.
He said this while replying to a calling attention notice moved by MLC, Surinder Kumar Choudhary.
“All the basic facilities which are required by the accidental patients, medical emergencies, and border firing casualties are available in the emergency wards of GMCH Jammu, including management of patients in emergency ward, surgical emergency ward,” he said.
Besides, all the emergency operating procedures like surgical, Ortho of critical patients in room no. 04 as well as in emergency ICU with ventilator support in addition to the facilities of lab, Ultrasound, X-ray, CT scan are available round the clock, he noted.
He said that all the basic facilities are also available in the labour room ward and most of the drugs required for the patients are available under JSSY scheme.
Surinder Kumar Choudhary also raised a supplementary question and complained about the non-availability of beds in the labor room of SMGS hospital Jammu.
Responding to the query, the Minister said that the matter has already been taken into consideration and officers are asked to prepare a DPR for the same including construction of 100 bedded building under PMDP scheme.
Similarly, another DPR is ready with the GMC Jammu which includes the construction of emergency 100 bedded building, the Minister said. He informed that the existing Chopra Nursing room will be converted into emergency ward which will double the intake capacity of patients in the hospital.
The Minister further informed that the G B Pant Hospital authorities have been also asked to prepare a DPR for the construction of additional 100 bedded building. (KNO)