Kayakalp: Shahkot CHC ranks sixth in Punjab, again

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 28

Shahkot Community Health Centre (CHC) has secured sixth position in the state for the second consecutive year in the ‘Kayakalp’ competition launched by the Central Government to change the look and work culture of the government hospitals. In the two-stage competition, the Shahkot CHC got 87.70 points.

Senior Medical Officer Dr Amardeep Singh Duggal said a ‘’Kayakalp’’ Programme has been launched to improve the functioning of government hospitals. “Of the 164 CHCs in Punjab, only 52 have scored more than 70 per cent. Out of all of them, Shahkot CHC is ranked sixth in the state. Under this programme, the evaluation of government hospitals is done on seven main points, including hygiene, bio-medical waste management, dress code, security, and water management. This year, another point on patient satisfaction was also added.

Dr Duggal said under this programme, the CHC conducts the assessment at its own level and the report is sent to the state. This is followed by evaluation by an external team in the first and second stages.

The senior officials said the field staff engaged in the search and daily care of the patients and the staff providing OPD services in the hospital, all gave time for the kayakalp campaign, even after their duty was over. Block Extension Educator Chandan Mishra said all field staff including the hospital staff played an important role to fulfill the rules of the competition. The sanitation workers working in the hospital worked hard beyond their daily work, while the rest of the employees took up the task of cleaning their own rooms.