SUBHASH MISHRA
Ranchi, June 23: Syed Ahmed Ansari of Medanta Hospital and Dr Rajesh Kumar of Rani Children Hospital Ranchi were unanimously elected president and secretary respectively of the Association of Health Providers of India (AHPI) Jharkhand chapter for 2023-25 sessions.
At the executive meeting of the AHPI Jharkhand chapter held at RPS Hospital Bariyatu, Ranchi on Thursday evening under the chairmanship of outgoing committee president Yogesh Gambhir of Raj Hospital, both were selected unanimously and the house authorized them to pick up other office bearers of the Association.
Dr Ajay Kumar Singh ( former IMA national vice-president) giving this information said that at the meeting members of the Association discussed over the problem being faced by health service provider institutions (hospitals) and the safety of the hospital campus, health staff, doctors and patients.
Dr RS Das, Dr Rajesh Kumar, Yogesh Gambhir, Syed Ahmed Ansari and Dr Amar Kumar Singh gave suggestions at the meeting for solving burning problems being faced by hospitals and doctors.
“The State government has sought suggestions from the stakeholders for amendment in Clinical Establishment Act. A joint committee of the Jharkhand Health Service Association (JHSA), Indian Medical Association and health department officials has already given points for amendment. The AHPI has requested its all 24 district chapters to send suggestions separately in the interest of the hospital as well as patients,” said Dr Singh.
The AHPI office bearers pointed out that in the present situation hospitals, staff, doctors and patients all are suffering. So the amendment to the Clinical Establishment Act should be done keeping the interest and safety of all stakeholders, they added.
President Syed Ahmed Ansari and Secretary Dr Rajesh Kumar said that the priority of the new committee would be to ensure a sense of security among hospital operators across Jharkhand so that they could provide quality health services to patients.
