Bokaro: The sadar hospitals of Bokaro and Khunti received the ‘State Certification for LaQshya’ under the National Quality Assurance Programme on Sunday, said Bokaro deputy commissioner Rajesh Singh. LaQshya is a programme launched by the Union ministry of health and family welfare.
The programme aims to improve the quality of care in labour rooms and maternity operation theatres. “The main objective behind LaQshya is to reduce maternal and newborn mortality through quality care, said civil surgeon Dr A K Pathak.
Since 2019, Bokaro sadar hospital was struggling for the certification as it bags Rs 50 lakh fund from the government for development of infrastructure and incentives for the staff and doctors at the labour room. Rajesh Mishra, technical consultant of LaQshya, said there has been a lot of improvement in the last two years, especially in the labour room and maternity operation theatre at the hospital.
Confidence among patients has also increased. In 2019, there were barely 100 deliveries that took place in a month and now, there are over 300 deliveries every month. In the next few months, the number will rise to 500, said the hospital management.
Singh congratulated the entire team, including the civil surgeon and deputy superintendent Renu Bharti of sadar hospital for the success. “It is a matter of pride for sadar hospital to receive the National Quality Assurance Certification. NITI Aayog has praised it. Of the 300 deliveries, only 80-90 are caesareans while the rest are normal deliveries,” Bharti said.