The Rajouri hospital, which was recently upgraded from District Hospital level to Government Medical College Associated Hospital, has received a number of new equipments.
Since the hospital was upgraded in January, a number of newequipments, machinery and healthcare systems have been received.
Medical Superintendent of Rajouri hospital, Dr Suresh Gupta,said that some ventilators have been received in the hospital and the processto setup an Instant Care Unit (ICU) is in process.
“An ultrasound machine has also been requisitioned, whilethe construction work of an additional two hundred bed complex has recentlybeen started,” he said.
On being asked about the defunct CT scan machine in thehospital, the Medical Superintendent said that a new CT scan machine of latesttechnology has been requisitioned and the higher authorities have agreed on it.Besides, the existing defunct machine will be repaired, he said.
He further said that around twenty new baby warmer unitshave been received, out of which some have been installed in the SpecialNeo-Natal Care Unit (SNCU) and other have been kept in the paediatrics ward.
Meanwhile, Principal of Government Medical College Rajouri,Dr Kuldeep Singh, said that a new project of setting up a central oxygen plantin the hospital is in the pipeline.
“We have initiated all possible steps to improve thehealthcare services in the hospital and the Medical Superintendent ispersonally monitoring the system,” the Principal said.
NEW DEPARTMENTS STARTED
After the recent up-gradation from the level of DistrictHospital to Government Medical College Associated Hospital Rajouri, many newdepartments have now been opened in the hospital.
As a result, the treatments of several ailments, for whichpatients had to travel to Jammu or Srinagar, are now available in Rajouriitself.
Principal Government Medical College Rajouri, Dr KuldeepSingh, told Greater Kashmir that the new departments that have been opened inthe hospital include department of oncology (cancer department), radiotherapy,community medicine, microbiology and physiology. He addedthat specialists along with other staff have also been recruited in the new departments