MGM Hospital grapples with shortage of doctors, 131 posts lying vacant

Jamshedpur: The MGM Medical College, located at Dimna Chowk is facing a critical shortage of medical staff, worsened by the hospital’s recent move to a larger building with a 750-bed capacity. Currently, the hospital has only 178 doctors, far below the approved strength of 309, leaving 131 vacancies.

This staffing shortage is putting a tremendous strain on the hospital's capacity to deliver timely and effective patient care.

MGM Hospital has 309 approved positions for various medical roles, including professors, associate professors, and junior and senior residents. However, despite this, only 178 doctors are currently on staff. This shortage is particularly alarming in the medical college wing of MGM, where there is a critical lack of faculty.

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Dr Nakul Chaudhary, Deputy Superintendent of MGM Hospital, highlighted that every department is grappling with a shortage of professors. He pointed out that the hospital currently has only 24 professors, despite having 34 approved posts, and just 10 associate professors, while 40 are required. Furthermore, he noted that five departments are entirely without professors.

The dual roles of faculty members have created a precarious situation, as they are responsible not only for teaching medical students but also for providing patient care. This additional responsibility has further strained the already limited number of available doctors.

Dr Chaudhary added, “The department has written to higher authorities to address the staffing shortage. In the interim, we’ve requested the recruitment of external doctors to ensure that patients don’t face undue difficulty”, reports the Avenue Mail.

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Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that Raigarh Government Medical College (GMC) which has been operating for nearly ten years is facing a severe staffing shortage. The college plans to fill approximately 200 positions, including Professor, Assistant Professor, Junior, and Senior Resident Doctor positions, of which 80 are currently vacant. According to sources at the college, more than 55% of the positions across the entire institution are currently unfilled.