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MCD hospitals reel under shortage of doctors, staff: Delhi Mayor expresses concern
New Delhi: Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday expressed concern over the shortage of doctors and nurses at a hospital run by the civic body while stressing on the need for adequate staff and other facilities to provide better health services to people.
She inspected the health facilities at MCD-run Maharishi Valmiki Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kingsway Camp in northwest Delhi. She also interacted with patients and inquired about the services at the hospital.
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The inspection revealed that the infrastructure of the hospital needed immediate repairs. The mayor later instructed the officials to prepare an estimates report for the repair requirements, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said in a statement. Oberoi visited all major wards of the hospital, including ENT, OPD, ARV Centre, X-Ray department and medical record room.
She also inspected the maternity and child care centre as well as the chickenpox ward. “The mayor expressed concern over shortage of doctors and nurses in the hospital as well as the defunct X-ray machine. She stressed on the need for adequate staff and all necessary facilities to ensure better health services for citizens,” the statement said.
Oberoi added that cleanliness, education and healthcare are the priorities of the AAP-led city government. The successful model of the Kejriwal government is being duplicated and implemented in MCD and showing signs of great progress, she said.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj conducted a surprise inspection at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, Jag Pravesh Chandra and Aruna Asaf Ali hospitals. He instructed the hospital administration to avoid the practice of directly referring patients to major hospitals for treatment. The minister instructed the hospital administrations to avoid the practice of referring patients directly to big hospitals for treatment and examination.
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Kajal joined Medical Dialogue in 2019 for the Latest Health News. She has done her graduation from the University of Delhi. She mainly covers news about the Latest Healthcare. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.