255 Specialist doctors appointed to Govt Hospitals in Punjab
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Ludhiana: In a major step to boost Punjab's healthcare infrastructure, the state government has assigned stations and postings to 255 doctors under the bonded government service program. These doctors, who have recently completed their Postgraduate (PG) courses, will be deployed across various public healthcare institutions in the state to help address critical gaps in healthcare services.
Medical Dialogues had previously reported that the healthcare system in Punjab is grappling with a severe shortage of doctors, as only 11 out of the 17 doctors recently allotted to the district have joined their duties so far. This gap has resulted in unmet medical needs for the local population.
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The PCMCA in a press release said, "In the background of the current specialist doctors shortage and tepid responses to the walk-ins in interviews in the recent past, moves like this are the need of the hour, as the services provided by these young specialist doctors in the near future will eventually benefit the poor and the needy. "
The notification issued by the health department specifies that the specialists include 36 physicians, 35 surgeons, 25 gynaecologists, 24 anaesthesiologists, 19 orthopedists, 16 otolaryngologists (ENT specialists), and eight paediatricians. These doctors are drawn from various government medical colleges in the state, including those in Patiala and Amritsar, as well as the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot.
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