Panipat MLA pulls up health officials

Tribune News Service

Panipat, September 10

Panipat (rural) MLA Mahipal Dhanda pulled up health officials during his surprise visit to the General Hospital yesterday. He visited the emergency ward, dispensary, laboratory, OPD block, child care wing and maternity ward during the three-hour visit.

The people complained to the MLA about the non-availability of doctors in their rooms, shortage of medicines in the dispensary etc . The MLA took a slip from a patient and went to the dispensary where the employee gave him half the medicines, asking him to buy the rest from the market.

A few doctors were not found in their seats. After checking the doctors’ movement register, the MLA directed Dr Alok Jain, Medical Superintendent, to provide the requisite facilities to the patients and ensure the availability of doctors during duty hours.

Newborn goes missing from PGIMS

Rohtak: A newborn was reported missing a few minutes after delivery at the PGIMS on Sunday. The parents and other family members of the child staged a  demonstration and lodged a complaint but the child had not been recovered till the time of filing this report. Shani of Dairy Mohalla, stated that his wife, Ranju, was admitted to PGIMS on Saturday. She delivered a boy on Sunday afternoon but the child went missing minutes after the delivery. The PGIMS authorities maintained that the matter was being looked into and efforts being made to recover the child. TNS