CG NEWS: X-ray, sonography now free for patients in the district hospital

The executive meeting of the Jeevandeep Committee of the District Hospital was organized under the chairmanship of Bilaspur I Collector Avnish Sharan. In the meeting, it was decided to make X-ray, ECG and sonography facilities free for all patients. This facility is already available free of cost to pregnant mothers in the hospital. Many other decisions were taken in the meeting for the treatment and facilities of the patients.
In the meeting held at the district hospital, Collector Avnish Sharan discussed with the committee members about better management of the hospital and the facilities provided to the patients and also took suggestions from them.

The Collector directed to provide free facility of Sonography, Purchased an ambulance in the hospital, made better arrangements for beds in the Nutrition Rehabilitation Center and gave instructions to complete the work of Hummer Lab soon.
In the meeting, the committee members informed the Collector about the problems being faced in the hospital management and pointed out the need for other essential facilities for the patients, which was approved by the Collector to be completed from the committee’s funds. Necessary instructions were given to Civil Surgeon Dr. Anil Gupta in this regard. For purchasing medicines, he said that medicines should be purchased at affordable rates following the rules. The Civil Surgeon sought approval to use the Jeevan Deep Committee funds for necessary emergency expenses, which was approved by the Collector. A decision was also taken in the meeting on the need of human resources for running the hospital and instructions were given by the Collector to put the staff working in other centers on duty in the district hospital if necessary.