NEW DELHI: There are 183 operation theatres in Delhi government-run hospitals: 31 of them (that is, 17%) are non-functional. The causes, in step with a status record submitted by means of the well being division on leader minister Arvind Kejriwal’s orders, range from lack of equipment to pending civil work. Shortage of group of workers — anaesthetists, OT assistants and technicians — is another main crisis.
Sources said Kejriwal had sought a timeline from the departments concerned to get issues moving and he was told it could take most six months to a 12 months to take action. “The leader minister has expressed sturdy displeasure at the response,” said an legit.
Some of requisitions for equipment, government data showed, were made way back in 2015. In November 2015, the Central Procurement Agency gained a demand of 13 anaesthesia workstations from eight hospitals. Tender was floated a month later, in December, and orders placed in March 2018 with a timeline of 90 days for provide of the equipment as per terms and stipulations. The CPA has said a timeline of June 30 had been given for set up of these machines in eight hospitals. The requisition for another lot of 54 anaesthesia workstations was made by means of various hospitals in September closing 12 months.
Tender was floated two months later, in December, and technical evaluation was finished just lately. Sources said it could take another six to 9 months for the equipment to be put in.
Doctors said non-functional OTs was a significant cause of lengthen in surgical procedures at state-run hospitals. “What should we do? If the OT is not functional, we don't have any choice however to position the affected person on wait-list or refer them to a higher centre,” he added.
The magnitude of the issue will also be guaged from the truth that GB Pant medical institution, the biggest super-speciality medical institution run by means of state government, has 19 OTs, of which six are non-functional because of scarcity of OT gentle, anaesthesia workstation and team C group of workers. As per timeline submitted by means of PWD, final touch of civil work for two OTs at the medical institution will take six months and another 4 OTs will also be in a position in a 12 months. “OT gentle will likely be purchased through CPA by means of June 30 and the anaesthesia work station will likely be available by means of December 31,” GB Pant medical institution’s medical superintendent has said in its answered to the well being division. Similar replies had been submitted by means of other hospitals.
TOI has a duplicate of the letter written to the state well being minister and leader minister by means of most important secretary (well being and circle of relatives welfare) in April on the timeline to make OTs functional. “Some lengthen has befell in purchase of equipment because, previous, the procurement procedure was initiated at the level of medical superintendent. But, due to this fact, it was decided to be accomplished at CPA level,” the letter stated. On the vacant positions, it clarified that experts in anaesthesia, orthopaedics and surgery were in short provide and, thus, vacant.
“As for Group B and C posts — OT assistant, OT technician, and technical assistant and nursing officials amongst others — recruitment will likely be accomplished by means of the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board. Requisition for the same has been despatched,” it stated.
A health care provider said: “So many patients are referred to AIIMS and Safdarjung day-to-day for minor surgical procedures from state-run hospitals. Recently, the government got here up with a scheme through which patients could be referred to private amenities if the waiting time for surgery within the government medical institution is over one month. But the true want is to equip the medical institution and replenish vacant posts.”
TOI had reported in November how two working tables within the surgery department of Lok Nayak medical institution were non-functional. A senior surgeon said that the waiting time had gone up to a 12 months for many procedures.
Sources said Kejriwal had sought a timeline from the departments concerned to get issues moving and he was told it could take most six months to a 12 months to take action. “The leader minister has expressed sturdy displeasure at the response,” said an legit.
Some of requisitions for equipment, government data showed, were made way back in 2015. In November 2015, the Central Procurement Agency gained a demand of 13 anaesthesia workstations from eight hospitals. Tender was floated a month later, in December, and orders placed in March 2018 with a timeline of 90 days for provide of the equipment as per terms and stipulations. The CPA has said a timeline of June 30 had been given for set up of these machines in eight hospitals. The requisition for another lot of 54 anaesthesia workstations was made by means of various hospitals in September closing 12 months.
Tender was floated two months later, in December, and technical evaluation was finished just lately. Sources said it could take another six to 9 months for the equipment to be put in.
Doctors said non-functional OTs was a significant cause of lengthen in surgical procedures at state-run hospitals. “What should we do? If the OT is not functional, we don't have any choice however to position the affected person on wait-list or refer them to a higher centre,” he added.
The magnitude of the issue will also be guaged from the truth that GB Pant medical institution, the biggest super-speciality medical institution run by means of state government, has 19 OTs, of which six are non-functional because of scarcity of OT gentle, anaesthesia workstation and team C group of workers. As per timeline submitted by means of PWD, final touch of civil work for two OTs at the medical institution will take six months and another 4 OTs will also be in a position in a 12 months. “OT gentle will likely be purchased through CPA by means of June 30 and the anaesthesia work station will likely be available by means of December 31,” GB Pant medical institution’s medical superintendent has said in its answered to the well being division. Similar replies had been submitted by means of other hospitals.
TOI has a duplicate of the letter written to the state well being minister and leader minister by means of most important secretary (well being and circle of relatives welfare) in April on the timeline to make OTs functional. “Some lengthen has befell in purchase of equipment because, previous, the procurement procedure was initiated at the level of medical superintendent. But, due to this fact, it was decided to be accomplished at CPA level,” the letter stated. On the vacant positions, it clarified that experts in anaesthesia, orthopaedics and surgery were in short provide and, thus, vacant.
“As for Group B and C posts — OT assistant, OT technician, and technical assistant and nursing officials amongst others — recruitment will likely be accomplished by means of the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board. Requisition for the same has been despatched,” it stated.
A health care provider said: “So many patients are referred to AIIMS and Safdarjung day-to-day for minor surgical procedures from state-run hospitals. Recently, the government got here up with a scheme through which patients could be referred to private amenities if the waiting time for surgery within the government medical institution is over one month. But the true want is to equip the medical institution and replenish vacant posts.”
TOI had reported in November how two working tables within the surgery department of Lok Nayak medical institution were non-functional. A senior surgeon said that the waiting time had gone up to a 12 months for many procedures.
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