Jalandhar's 41 hospitals empanelled under ‘Farishte’ scheme

Jalandhar, February 5

To save precious lives of road accident victims, as many as 41 hospitals in the district have been empanelled under the ‘Farishte’ scheme launched by Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal said under this scheme, free-of-cost treatment facilities would be provided to road accident victims at nearby government hospitals and listed private hospitals by making maximum use of the ‘golden hour’ after mishaps so that precious lives could be saved.

He said first one hour after an accident was crucial for treatment. If a seriously injured person gets primary aid during this time, chances of survival increase.

Sarangal said a total of 41 hospitals – 15 government, 25 private hospitals, and one medical college – had been listed in the district under this scheme.

He said under this scheme, hospitals registered with the government treating accident victims would be compensated according to the package rates. The state health agency had identified 52 packages for the treatment of road accident victims.

The Deputy Commissioner stated that the person who takes any road accident victim to the hospital for treatment will be honoured by the government with an amount of up to Rs 2,000. Likewise, the person who brings accident victims to the hospital would not be questioned unless he wished to become an eyewitness of the incident. He said to get benefits under the scheme, it was mandatory to inform the police about the incident.

Deputy Medical Commissioner Jyoti Sharma said the empanelled hospitals in the district include District Hospital Jalandhar, SDH Phillaur, SDH Nakodar, CHC Adampur, CHC Apra, CHC Bara pind, CHC Kala Bakra, CHC Lohian Khas, CHC Shankar, CSC Shahkot, CSC PAP, CHC Bundala, CHC Nurmahal, CHC Kartarpur, CHC Basti Gujan, PIMS, Maan Medicity Hospital, Arman Hospital, Sarvodaya Hospital, Global Hospital, New Ruby Hospital, HP Orthocare, Tagore Hospital, Innocent Heart, Sharanjit Hospital, Kapoor Bone and Children Hospital, Kamal Multispecialty Hospital, Shamsher Oncology, Dang Hospital, JAP Hospital, DMC Hospital and Trauma Centre, Kamal Hospital Nakodar, Ganga Orthocare, Doaba Hospital, Orthonova Joint and Trauma Hospital, Amar Hospital, Smt Savitri Memorial Miglani Hospital, Makkar Hospital, Armaan Hospital, Rattan Hospital and Centre Hospital and Maternity Home.

Free-of-cost treatment

Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal said under this scheme, free-of-cost treatment facilities would be provided to road accident victims at nearby government hospitals and listed private hospitals by making maximum use of the ‘golden hour’ after mishaps so that precious lives could be saved.