Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI and Trainings Ch Lal Singh today asked authorities of District Hospital Leh and Primary Health Centre Thiksay to chalk out effective strategies to provide enhanced and prompt health services to the people of the district. The Minister who is on a tour to Ladakh region was inspecting the healthcare facilities at District Hospital Leh here today.Earlier on his arrival at Leh, the Minister was accorded a rousing reception by the people amid beating of drums .Executive Councillor Health LAHDC Dr. Sonam Wanchuk, Deputy Commissioner Leh Saugat Buswas, Project Director AIDS Control Society Dr. Mohan Singh, Mission Director NHM Dr Yash Pal Sharma, Drug Controller Mr. Nazir Ahmed, Director Family Welfare Dr. Baldev Sharma, Ex-MLA Mrs. Kanta Andotra, Deputy Director Health Services Kashmir Dr. Kareem, Medical Superintendent District Hospital Leh Dr. Phunchock Ahghcuk accompanied the Minister.
The Minister directed the hospital authorities to provide quality and hassle free services to the people for which he asked them to upgrade the infrastructure and human resource. He directed to ensure that all the diagnostic equipments like X-Ray, Gyne, CT Scan are well maintained and kept in functional mode round the clock for convenience of the patients.Ch Lal Singh underlined the need to start evening OPDs in order to provide additional facility to the ailing people. He also enjoined upon them to strengthen Emergency Ward by making availability of additional staff and other required items which will further add to healthcare of the patients.Earlier, the Minister inspected Emergency and other blocks and took stock of facilities there. He appealed the patients and their attendants to cooperate with the hospital administration so that timely treatment would be provided to them.Exhorting upon medicos and paramedics to be more responsive and prompt towards patient care, Ch Lal Singh urged them to ensure that visiting people in the hospitals are not made to wait unnecessarily.
The Minister cautioned that no laxity or carelessness will be accepted as far as patient care is concerned.“Government will not hesitate to initiate stringent action against those indulging in indiscipline or negligence towards their noble profession”, he maintained.Ch Lal Singh took stock of various services being extended to the patients in the hospital and directed the concerned to devise an effective mechanism to deal with heavy rush of patients. The Minister also asked the hospital authorities to redouble their efforts for smooth and people friendly functioning of health institutions which is pre-requisite for establishing a healthy society.Terming collective approach and team spirit as essential for the success of any institution, the Minister asked all the medicos, paramedics and the managements to work in tandem to meet the responsibilities of their pious profession. He also asked them to be vigilant against those who work only for their vested interests and blemish the image of this noble service.Deliberating upon the non-functioning of several sophisticated diagnostic equipment at times, the Minister made it clear that all necessary measures should be taken to put them in place on priority basis. He also directed the medical authorities to ensure that all the necessary equipment are being serviced and checked for their proper working.In this regard, Ch Lal Singh fervently appealed to the people to cooperate with the authorities instead of losing patience as it affects the treatment of their own people.