Dear Hon. Dy. CM Francis D'Souza,Health Minister of Goa Hats off to you for taking up the issue of GMC more importantly about the drain of Govt. exchequer which was leaking out on Non Goans patients who have been taking full advantage of medicines and other treatment at the Hospital, and that now they have to pay. So far, all the Health Ministers have come and gone and nobody thought of this until Francis has realize that this is a must to control the cash flow. Goans have so far been treated as second citizens at GMC and the advantage was taken by mostly Non-Goans who are especially coming from nearby states. Recently I have taken up GMC issue which appeared in "The Goan" newspaper and immediately the acting Dean has sorted out certain points raised by me , within his powers and others are mostly of administrative nature, which is to be taken care by the Superintendent of GMC. Yesterday and day before yesterday, I had been to GMC and tried to meet the Medical Superintendent who happen to be on leave for 2 days. When I was waiting outside her chamber, I saw a rat going inside her office and that her driver who was standing there told me that these are been produced at the area where temple is existing because people come and feed them and their population increases. Immediately I went to see that area and surprisingly I have found that chicks being fed and also the dogs seen in this area. ( see the photo enclosed). It was disgusting to see that close to the Casuality ward these kind of animals are domesticated at GMC. I had some more problems to be told to the Medical Superintendent who was not available at that time. In fact, I had a problem of parking at GMC and that I had to park far away beyond the morgue and for senior citizen and cardiac patients to reach the Cardiology ward is quite a distance which I took nearly 2o to 25 minutes to reach, by walk. I find there are so many vehicles parked everyday at the GMC campus which I think that Health Minister must think of having a Multi-storage parking at the campus itself so that many vehicles can be accommodated and that the serious patients can be left at the doorsteps of the particular ward and then go for parking. I feel it is a must as the patients including disable ones can get relief to visit this Hospital. While walking, I have noticed that the tiles fixed on the road and at the pavement have come up and there are chances to dislocate the ankles while walking which needs to be taken care by the PWD periodically. Dustbins are not available at the ward and that people are seen throwing dirt at the corner of these walls of ward. I know there are CCP dust bins at the campus but it is necessary to have to be available close to the wards with close lids. Drinking water is also non available near the wards. People are seen sleeping outside the wards. It is suggested some chairs or benches to fix it up exclusive for those attendant of admitted patients coming and waiting for calls when doctors wants to see them. I have seen crowd waiting outside the wards mostly Non Goans and sleeping on ground with paper sheets and having food and consuming tender coconuts etc and that may contaminate the ward patients health and create garbage. Otherwise our GMC is a better Hospital equipped with best instruments with good doctors and nurses than in other parts of India. Most of the staff and doctors in the Hospital are kind for the people. The fees for stents and other gadgets for surgery, must be made free for Govt. employees and that for the rich people needs to be made available on payment or on discounted rates and for others on subsidy. Medicines must be made easily available in pharmacies and it is notice there is a rush for it as less pharmacies are seen at the campus to cater the flow of patients. The only one xerox shop facility is seen inside the Hospital which is always crowded . This facility should be well organised for a common man. Telephone booth and more ATM's must be fixed up by the concerned authorities at the Hospital for those who come at the Hospital. There are poor people who do not have mobiles but the Govt must make arrangements to get Telephone booth facilities. The security staff must be tightened as any Tom, Dick and Harry is seen wandering all around the Hospital for no reasons. Will the present Health Minister look at these grievances and help our Goans at the GMC ? OPD counter have no facilities for senior citizens and that a TV monitor adjacent to it, is fitted to the wall at the OPD counter, which is always out of order . More TV monitor may be fixed at convenient places because of rush. CCTV also should be installed as a precautionary measures. Stephen DiasI am the Goan 0005D.Pauladate; 26th Nov. 2014 =============================== Non-Goans may have to pay at government hospitals’TNN | Nov 26, 2014, 02.00 AM IST inShare Comments <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Non-Goans-may-have-to-pay-at-government-hospitals/articleshow/45277024.cms#write> More <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Non-Goans-may-have-to-pay-at-government-hospitals/articleshow/45277024.cms?prtpage=1> A A READ MORE Health Minister <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Health-Minister>|Health <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/health>|Goa Medical College <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Goa-Medical-College>|Francis D'Souza <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Francis-D'Souza>|Director Of Health Services <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Director-of-health-services> RELATED
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