HP: Six doctor posts lying vacant at Jogindernagar hospital

Mandi: The state government has been informed that patients are not getting proper treatment and that six vacant posts of doctors are available at a local civil hospital in Jogindernagar in the Mandi district.  

The decision to inform the government came across after the residents of Jogindernagar found that doctors are very limited in the hospital and requested the government to recruit more doctors in order to provide better and quality medical facilities to the people living in that area.   

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The six vacant posts include radiologist, orthopaedician, eye specialist, medicine specialist, and two medical officers.  

Due to lack of sufficient health staff at the hospital, the hospital's services have been deteriorating each day making it hard for the people to get proper health care services. The people have to pay a large sum of money to get treatment and also the emergency services at the hospital are limited.

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While speaking with the Tribune, Jogindernagar residents Ghanshyam, Prakash Chand and Pradeep Kumar said, "The hospital caters to the healthcare needs of a large population of the area. So, there is an urgent need to equip it with adequate health staff to provide better health care facilities to people."

Kushal Bhardwaj, a member of Mandi Zila Parishad, said, "In the absence of a radiologist in the hospital, patients have to pay a heavy amount for an ultrasound or an X-ray at private clinics or hospitals. Besides, there is only one ambulance in the hospital to deal with emergency cases. We urge Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to look into the matter and take steps to fill the vacant posts of doctor and radiologist on priority. We also request him to provide three additional ambulances to the hospital to deal with emergency cases effectively.