Surprise check in hospital, paediatrician found absent

Ludhiana: On the directions of Punjab food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, his wife and MC councillor Mamta Ashu on Thursday conducted a surprise check at the newly opened 30-bedded government hospital at Jawaddi here on Thursday. This surprise check was conducted after Ashu received several complaints that a particular paediatrician, who is deputed in this hospital, either remains absent or reports late on duty. In Thursday’s checking the same doctor was found absent and the civil surgeon, Ludhiana, was directed to issue a show-cause notice to him.
Meanwhile, Mamta said, “I visited the hospital at 9.40am and the paediatrician was found absent. This matter was brought to the notice of minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who directed the civil surgeon to issue a show-cause notice to the said doctor.”
“This hospital was started on February 5 and would have all facilities such as operation theatre, private rooms, emergency facilities, trauma ward, etc. This 30-bedded government hospital had been lying non-functional for the last several years and now it had been finally opened to people. A dispensary of the ESI hospital was shifted to this hospital building a few months back and since then it has been fully operational and a large number of area residents are visiting it for getting treatment. New ultra modern equipment has also been shifted or installed here.”
Mamta further said this hospital was a long-pending demand of the area residents, especially those from weaker sections of society. She said emergency meoical Officer (EMO) Surinder Kaur, along with four specialist doctors, had been deputed in this 30-bedded government hospital, which would be like a branch of the main civil hospital. She said the specialist doctors deputed in this hospital include a paediatrician, medicine, dental, gynaecologist and a pharmacist, along with other staff. She further said regular surprise checks of all government hospitals and dispensaries would be held in the coming days as well and urged the officials to work wholeheartedly for the welfare of people.