The decision was taken during the review meet of city-run hospitals which was chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The Delhi government today decided that vendors associated with its hospitals would be paid within a month of the receipt of bill, and strongly vowed that it would "never allow" a Gorakhpur-like situation to occur in the national capital.
The decision was taken during the review meet of city-run hospitals which was chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The high-level meeting comes close on the heels of the tragic incident at a government-run hospital in Gorakhpur where about 70 children, including infants, have died since August 7.
Addressing reporters after the meet, Health Minister Satyendar Jain also announced that a new helpline would soon be launched for grievance redressal.
"Medical superintendents of all the hospitals attended the review meet, during which we discussed about availability of medicines and preparedness of hospitals," he said.
"Emergency services offered at our hospitals were also reviewed. We also decided that payment to our associate vendors would be made in 30 days. And, in case of any delay, the payment has to be made not beyond 45 days from the receipt of bill," he said.
Jain said, earlier, in certain cases, if the payment would get delayed, it would be made, sometimes by 60 days.
"We are all prepared, from regular to emergency services.
We would never allow a Gorakhpur-like situation to occur in Delhi," he said.
Many of the deaths at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur were alleged to have been caused by shortage of oxygen, a claim dismissed by the Uttar Pradesh government.
Asked about the proposed helpline, the minister said, it would be made operational "in few days and monitored by the CM himself".
"Earlier, people, who wanted to lodge grievances related to health services, had the option of using a SMS-based platform. But, now, they would be able to reach out to a call centre, and get necessary details," Jain said.
The minister also said that "90 per cent of the medicines" listed in the Delhi government inventory are available and "we are working to further improve the situation".
"Besides, small and big category hospitals, which earlier had power to spend Rs 10 lakh and Rs 50 lakh respectively on buying medical equipment, would both would have power to spend Rs 1 crore for the purpose," he said.
The city is battling rising cases of vector-borne diseases, but the health minister said the city government is "well-prepared" to face any situation and people should not panic.
Over 130 fresh cases of dengue have been reported during the last week in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to nearly 500, according to the latest municipal report.
The number of people affected by malaria this year till August 12, has climbed to 385 while the figure for chikungunya stands at 283.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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