Sangrur: Nadampur PHC locked, staff get show-cause notice
Parvesh Sharma
Tribune News Service
Sangrur, May 31
When the state is under medical emergency to prevent the further spread of Covid, the health staff posted at the Mini Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Nadampur, which caters to the needs of many villages, has locked the facility.
No doc for year
Sources in the Health Department said the Mini PHC at Nadampur had been without doctor since last June when the sole medical officer posted here was transferred.
Exposes govt claims
This sorry state of affairs belies the state government’s claim of ramping up health infrastructure. We demand strict action against the staff. – Kulwinder Singh, Nadampur Resident
On Monday when area residents visited the centre to get medicine and consultation, they found it locked . After getting information from residents, some senior officials said they had issued show-cause notices to staff for locking the facility without any valid reasons.
“When I went to PHC around 11.30 am, it was locked. Initially, I thought the staff could have gone to treat some patient or collect samples, but when none returned till 2 pm, I called the senior officials, who were unaware about it,” said Kulwinder Singh, a resident of Nadampur village.
Some area residents demanded quick action against the erring staff. “My uncle has been suffering from fever for last two days. I had come here to get the help for his treatment. But since it’s locked, we are compelled to visit hospitals in Bhawanigarh or Patiala,” said Sukhpal Singh, another resident of area. Terming the news shocking, Krantikari Pendu Mazdoor Union leader Pargat Kalajhaar said the CM must immediately take quick action to ensure better health facilities.
Bhawanigarh Senior Medical Officer Dr Mahesh Kumar said he had issued show cause notices to all staff members posted at Nadampur PHC. “We do not have any doctor there, but four employees posted there should not have closed the centre. We would conduct a thorough inquiry and take strict action” said the SMO.
