Viral pictures of Rims Covid ward upsets Hemant

Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren on Saturday directed state health minister Banna Gupta and Ranchi deputy commissioner Chhavi Ranjan to take appropriate and immediate action to set things in order after a few pictures showing broken beds and poor facilities at the Covid ward of Rims ICU went viral on social media on Friday night.
The pictures showed one patient sitting on the floor because of a broken bed while another was seen sleeping on the floor without anyone attending him. The Covid ward is located on the third floor of the hospital.
In his order, Soren reminded that the state government under JMM is a pro-people dispensation and such pictures projected the entire government machinery in poor light. He said, “The government has changed in Jharkhand and it should be more sensitive than ever towards such issues concerning the common people.”
Asking the health minister to take cognisance of the situation, the chief minister said the state’s lone tertiary care centre and also dedicated Covid hospital should see an improvement. Soren also ordered the DC to conduct a probe and said, “Investigate the matter immediately and report the steps taken to prevent any rerun of such lapses.”
Ranjan said a medical team has been constituted to visit Rims and conduct the probe. “The team will visit Rims at the earliest to find out the lapses and give their report after which corrective action will be taken,” he added.