'No Medical Officer for 6 Months': LG Saxena orders revamp of Delhi's Indian Red Cross Hospital
New Delhi: Lt Governor V K Saxena has issued directions to ''complete revamp'' of a hospital run by the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) in east Delhi's Seemapuri area, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday.
During an inspection on Saturday, Saxena directed a complete overhaul of the facility, which currently suffers from a lack of modern equipment and adequate staffing.
According to a PTI report, “A deadline of six months was given to the officials for achieving a total facelift of the hospital, which is lacking modern equipment and is marred by a manpower shortage,” an official said.
Saxena asked senior doctors and officials to prepare a roadmap for improving facilities at the hospital, which is functioning with insufficient staff and doctors, without a medical officer for the past six months.
“He directed that a thorough assessment be made about the requirements of doctors, staff, equipment, and facilities that are required to be made available in hospitals according to the guidelines of the central government,” the official added.
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