Dhemaji Civil Hospital in dilapidated condition
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>From our Correspondent
DHEMAJI, June 21: The Dhemaji Civil Hospital is crying for renovation as its
condition is most deplorable due to shortage of staff and dilapidated condition
of the OT Room, paying cabins, general wards, doctors and nurses quarter and
hostel and so on. Besides, many an important posts are lying vacant since long
one post of Deputy Superintendent, four posts of STMO, seven posts of SMO, 11
posts of fourth grade etc. Interestingly, the hospital does not have
radiologist, cardiologist, pathologist, orthopaedist, district malaria officer
etc.
Dhemaji district is a malaria-prone district but it is a cause for concern that
the hospital lacks the bare minimum facilities, let alone a district malaria
officer, sufficient mosquito nets or anti-malaria drugs. Health Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma while visiting Dhemaji assured of extending all possible
help to modernize the civil hospital with new technologies like high tech x-ray
machine, cancer testing laboratory etc. But it is alleged that the minister has
not been able to keep his promise.
The biggest problem that the hospital facing is that there is no constant
running water, not a single usable latrine or bathroom. The attendants or
patients have to suffer a lot due to these problems. Worse, the doctors even do
not get to wash his hands properly after examining a patient due to lack of
water.
The condition of the operation theatres is most unhygienic as there is every
chance of infection after the operation. The blame should be put on the
management lapse of the hospital authorities not the doctors. Same situation
prevails in Dhemaji civil hospital where the OT room is in an unhygienic
condition. After the ministers visit and his assurance, the condition of the
hospital is deteriorating day by day, said the allegations.
The allegations added that there is no proper co-ordination among the Joint
Director, Hospital Superintendent and Deputy Commissioner. There are
allegations against the office accounts section for irregularities of the funds
collected from daily registration fees. People have been demanding proper
enquiry into it. It may be mentioned that the Dhemaji Civil Hospital is the
only referral unit in the district.
Another most important point is the dilapidated road condition between Dhemaji
town and civil hospital. The civil hospital is situated at about 3 km away from
the town. The road is like a death trap for the patients. Big potholes of the
road created lot of inconvenience to the people. The people of Dhemaji have
been demanding repair of the road since long by taking recourse to different
types of protests like blocking the NH 52, staging hunger strike etc. Different
organizations have urged the district administration to repair the hospital
road. But all these demands are unheard and the road is now in most dilapidated
condition.
The people of Dhemaji have been urging the district administration to fill up
the potholes by sand gravels for temporary arrangement, but to no avail. It is
worth mentioning that the Dhemaji Civil Hospital is the only district referral
unit having 100 beds for 5.5 lakh population of the district. The community
health centres of Jona, Bensanhsarah, Bordoloni and Gogamukh are in the worst
condition.
People have also been urging the health minister to fulfil the vacant posts of
Dhemaji hospital and improve it to a modern hospital having all types of
facilities. The quarters of doctors should be improved by repairing and
providing hygienic water on a regular basis. Dhemaji DC should take all
possible steps for making this hospital to the best hospital in this
easternmost corner of the State.
(The Sentinel,22.06.2007)
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