SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Oct 9: People of Dhanbad would finally get indoor health service which is going to restart after 39 years at the district Sadar hospital.
Civil surgeon (CS) Dr. Shyam Kishore Kant said that specialist doctors have been appointed to cater to the requirement and the process is on to start the indoor service for the patients in Sadar hospital very soon.
“For the time being, we have planned to start institutional delivery and family planning facilities at the Sadar hospital under indoor services and other wards would be opened phase-wise,” said the CS.
Notably, the Dhanbad Sadar hospital had been closed since 1982 when the Bihar government merged it with the Patliputra Medical College Hospital (PMCH) after the Medical Council of India (MCI) de-recognized the institution (PMCH) due to lack of beds required for eligibility of 50 MBBS seats. 500 beds were required for fulfilling the criteria while PMCH had only 360 beds at that time.
However, in 2019, the Dhanbad Sadar hospital outpatient department (OPD) reopened after 37 years due to the efforts of Sadar MLA Raj Sinha. Chhavi Ranjan, the then-Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC), took the initiative and hired 44 doctors and over 150 nurses on a contract basis to administer the 300-bed hospital.
Corona pandemic struck in 2020, and Sadar Hospital became a Covid-19 centre before the health administration could start the indoor service. Vaccination centres are still operational at this facility.
“We are already running OPD services in the hospital. To overcome the shortage of medical officers, 20 expert doctors have been appointed on a contractual basis and preparations have been started to resume the indoor services here,” said Dr. Shyam Kishore.
As per the sources, specialist doctors have been appointed in pediatrics, gynecology, orthopedics, surgery, ENT and other departments.
Due to a lack of indoor services at Sadar Hospital, city patients were forced to travel 6 kilometres to Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College Hospital (SNMMCH) Saraidhela. Some doctors would also be sent to the community health centre, which is short on medical personnel, according to the civil surgeon.
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