26 senior doctors transferred, major overhaul at Delhi Hospitals

New Delhi: In a significant administrative move aimed at strengthening public healthcare facilities, the Delhi government has appointed and transferred 26 senior medical officials, including medical superintendents, principals and medical directors from their current postings to major government hospitals across the capital.

The major healthcare institutions include Lok Nayak Hospital, Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, and GB Pant Hospital.

An official order issued by the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) mentioned that Dr Rati Makkar has been appointed as the new Director General of Health Services (DGHS) in Delhi. She was earlier working as a Senior Medical Officer at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. He replaced the outgoing head amid a broader strategy to strengthen the capital’s healthcare administration.

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Dr BL Chaudhary is now the new Medical Director of Lok Nayak Hospital, replacing Dr Suresh Kumar. Dr Kumar has been transferred to Ambedkar Medical College, where he will serve as Principal and Director.

Professor Vinod Kumar, who was earlier with the Orthopaedics Department at Lok Nayak Hospital, has been appointed as the new Medical Superintendent of Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital. Professor Abid Gilani will now head GB Pant Hospital as its Medical Director.

As per TNIE news report, the senior doctors have been transferred with immediate effect and directed to join their new postings without waiting for official relieving orders from their current departments which indicated newly appointed officials to take charge at their assigned positions right away, while those who have been transferred are expected to promptly hand over their duties and assume their new responsibilities without delay.

According to officials from the Health Department, the decision reflects an effort to streamline hospital administration and boost service delivery across the public health system.

Medical Dialogues recently reported that the Andhra Pradesh Health Department has appointed new principals and superintendents at several government medical colleges and hospitals across the state. Altogether, six government medical colleges got new principals, while five government teaching hospitals received new superintendents. Among these, three new principals were appointed to fill vacant posts, and three existing principals and one superintendent were transferred.

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