Cooper Hospital to get new acting Dean after doctors' assault
Violence Against Doctors
Mumbai: BMC-run Dr R.N Cooper Hospital is set to appoint a new acting dean within the next week, marking the second such change in recent months. The decision comes in the wake of the assault on three duty doctors in the hospital’s casualty department last week.
The leadership reshuffle was finalised during a meeting between civic officials and cabinet minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Wednesday. Dr Neelam Andrade, who heads BYL Nair Dental Hospital and was earlier appointed acting dean, said, "We will be appointing someone who will be able to attend to Cooper Hospital full-time."
These problems have remained permanent in all four BMC-run medical college hospitals in recent years, as there has been a marked scarcity of workforce. Though Lodha paid a visit, senior doctors at the hospital claimed that the real challenges the facility faces have not been addressed. While Lodha did not address all the questions after the meeting, MLA Ameet Satam said the steps will be taken to resolve the issues of shortage of medicines at KEM Hospital within 15 days. A senior BMC official said all hospitals have the authority to make local purchases as per their requirements, reports the daily. Moreover, 10 new registration centres will be established at KEM Hospital for smoothly completing the registration process.
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