Maha Govt orders to appoint biomedical engineers at Govt medical colleges, hospitals dedicated to COVID services
Mumbai: In order to ensure the availability of proper technical support in healthcare facilities, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued a notification instructing the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) to appoint biomedical engineers at every Government Medical College and Hospital dedicated to COVID facilities.
These engineers will be appointed on a contractual basis and will provide necessary technical support. They will be responsible for taking care of any kind of mechanical and electrical problem with critical medical care equipments like ventilators, oxygen supply mechanisms, and others.
This is the first time that the post of biomedical engineers is being created for medical colleges and the decision was made considering the sudden outbreak of the pandemic and the necessity of ensuring proper technical care emerging along with it.
As per a recent media report by Hindustan Times, the engineers will also be responsible to monitor the installation of machines and their repair work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, several types of equipment had to be purchased through the PM care fund and corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds. However, how the machines will be repaired and maintained was not determined. Hence, the government has now decided that in order to maintain these essential machines, a biomedical engineer will be appointed on a contractual basis for about 120 days.
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