The CM directed the chief secretary to fill the vacant posts of pharmacists in 10 days so that the patients do not have to wait for more than 15 minutes at the counters
A day after a 25-year-old doctor, working at GTB hospital in east Delhi was found dead, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made a surprise visit to the Institute on Thursday. The CM directed the chief secretary to fill the vacant posts of pharmacists in 10 days so that the patients do not have to wait for more than 15 minutes at the counters.
While visiting the hospital, Kejriwal spoke to a number of patients and was happy to note that there was a drastic improvement in healthcare facilities. Most of the people the CM interacted with expressed their satisfaction with the doctors and appreciated the fact that medicines were readily available.
The Cm visited the Pharmacy, Emergency Ward, General Ward, Paediatrics Ward and the ultrasound department of the hospital and met the attendants and patients. It was found that there was a shortage of ultrasound machines in the hospital. The CM directed the health minister to look into the issue.
"The patients here are satisfied with the services. Some of them, however, complained about the long queues outside the pharmacy counter. For that, I have asked the CS to fill the vacant posts in the pharmacy department," Kejriwal said.
However, some of the patients raised the issue of long dates for surgeries and operations. Even after government's initiatives, few patients said that they had to wait for three months.
"This is unacceptable as the Delhi government has already launched a scheme wherein if a patient is given operation date where they have to wait for more than one month, he/she will be referred to a private hospital and all expenses will be borne by the government," Kejriwal added.
In the last three years, healthcare at government hospitals has improved by leaps and bounds, so much so that people from neighbouring states are queuing up at the government hospitals for quality facilities. It was found that nearly 70 per cent of the patients were from outside the Capital who were referred to Delhi government hospitals for better treatment."A plan for handling such pressure is also in pipeline," he further said.
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