West Delhi to get own trauma centre
18 May 2012 2:34 AM GMT
To cater to the healthcare needs of west Delhi, an ultra-modern and high-tech Trauma Centre would be constructed and operated in the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital (SGMH) in Mangol Puri by Delhi government.
Delhi's PWD Minister R K Chauhan made the decision during the review meeting of the proposal to construct a 200-bedded additional block at SGMH.
Chauhan said, 'SGMH would be equipped with modern emergency and administrative block consisting of casualty department, 26-bedded emergency ward, administrative department, medical record department apart from the medicine, skin, surgery, orthopedics, ENT, eye, dental along with chest, TB clinic and DOT Centre'.
According to sources, this would be the first of its kind Trauma Centre in west Delhi.
In the absence of a Trauma Centre in the area, the patients are forced to rush to Metcalf House Trauma Centre at north Delhi.
Established in 1986, 100-bedded SGMH was under special component plant to cater to the healthcare needs of weaker sections of the societies residing at the resettlement colonies, including Mangol Puri, Sultan Puri, Nangloi and a large number of unauthorised colonies and slum clusters.
However, there is a constant demand for healthcare by the inhabitants of these areas, keeping in view of the increased OPD attendance from 500 patients to 3,000 patients per day.
Earlier, hospital services were upgraded with increase in bed strength from 100 beds to 276 beds and subsequently to 300 beds.
After completion of the proposed construction, a total 500 beds would be available for the healthcare of patients.
PWD Minister further said that the hospital required to make provision for at least 200 additional beds in addition to expansions of OPD block.
According to him, there is also a need for vertical expansion to include provision of other essential ancillary services needed to keep up with the additional bed capacity.
Meanwhile, with the creation of new blocks, the hospital would be in the position to meet the increasing demand of the patients, since both the out-patient as well as the in-patient departments are functioning beyond their expected capacity.
Presently, the OPD is catering to nearly 2,500 to 3,000 patients per day and the number of indoor admission has risen to 400 cases per day with bed occupancy ration of approximately 150 per cent.
Delhi's PWD Minister R K Chauhan made the decision during the review meeting of the proposal to construct a 200-bedded additional block at SGMH.
Chauhan said, 'SGMH would be equipped with modern emergency and administrative block consisting of casualty department, 26-bedded emergency ward, administrative department, medical record department apart from the medicine, skin, surgery, orthopedics, ENT, eye, dental along with chest, TB clinic and DOT Centre'.
According to sources, this would be the first of its kind Trauma Centre in west Delhi.
In the absence of a Trauma Centre in the area, the patients are forced to rush to Metcalf House Trauma Centre at north Delhi.
Established in 1986, 100-bedded SGMH was under special component plant to cater to the healthcare needs of weaker sections of the societies residing at the resettlement colonies, including Mangol Puri, Sultan Puri, Nangloi and a large number of unauthorised colonies and slum clusters.
However, there is a constant demand for healthcare by the inhabitants of these areas, keeping in view of the increased OPD attendance from 500 patients to 3,000 patients per day.
Earlier, hospital services were upgraded with increase in bed strength from 100 beds to 276 beds and subsequently to 300 beds.
After completion of the proposed construction, a total 500 beds would be available for the healthcare of patients.
PWD Minister further said that the hospital required to make provision for at least 200 additional beds in addition to expansions of OPD block.
According to him, there is also a need for vertical expansion to include provision of other essential ancillary services needed to keep up with the additional bed capacity.
Meanwhile, with the creation of new blocks, the hospital would be in the position to meet the increasing demand of the patients, since both the out-patient as well as the in-patient departments are functioning beyond their expected capacity.
Presently, the OPD is catering to nearly 2,500 to 3,000 patients per day and the number of indoor admission has risen to 400 cases per day with bed occupancy ration of approximately 150 per cent.
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