800 beds at Safdarjung hospital under-utilised: Parl panel
8 March 2018 6:38 PM GMT
New Delhi: Anguished over 800 beds at the new super-speciality building of Safdarjung hospital remaining under-utilised, a parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended the government to consider a proposal to transfer the new block to AIIMS "without delay".
The committee, in its 106th report on Demands for Grants 2018-19 for the department of health, stated that beds of the new super-speciality building of Safdarjung hospital are lying under utilised due to non-availability of doctors and staff.
On the other hand, it said, there is a long waiting duration to avail cardiac care in AIIMS and G B Pant Hospital. It is thus recommended that the centre arranges for doctors and staff at the hospital for optimum utilisation of available beds in its new building, the panel said.
"The committee recommends that either the government must arrange super-speciality doctors and staff for optimum utilisation of available 800 beds in the super-speciality new building of the Safdarjung hospital, failing which, the proposal of AIIMS to handover the new building to AIIMS be approved without delay," the committee said further in
the report.
The report stated that the ministry needs to appreciate there is adequate number of doctors and staff in the cardiac department of AIIMS for optimal utilisation of the super-speciality cardiac care facility of the Safdarjung hospital. The sooner the decision is taken, the better it is for cardiac patients, the committee stated.
The committee, however, appreciated the departments' efforts for speedy implementation of the Emergency Block at the hospital, saying it would share the burden of the health facility in catering to the urgent care needs of the trauma victims.
The committee also observed that out of the 3,264 sanctioned posts under various categories, 2,664 posts are filled, while 601 posts are vacant. Out of 408 posts created on a regular basis under the Redevelopment Plan, 165 posts under various categories would be filled up on contract basis.
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