Sangrur Civil Hospital just a ‘referral centre’ now

Parvesh Sharma

Tribune News Service

Sangrur, May 2

Amid claims of the state government to strengthen health infrastructure, the Sangrur Civil Hospital lacks even the required facilities even after the Covid outbreak over a year ago.

The biggest hospital of the district has been reduced to a “referral centre” for serious patients now as it neither has a ventilator nor other much-needed facilities to treat people. “The lone ventilator was shifted to a Patiala hospital and the Health Department employees posted here are referring a majority of patients there. Many even died on their way. We have not seen any improvement in the working of the Civil Hospital during the past many years and even Covid has failed to push the government to provide all facilities here,” said Dr Guninderjit Singh Minku Jawandha, joint secretary of trade wing of AAP.

Some senior officers, preferring anonymity, said lack of seriousness by the authorities had deprived the district of any Level-3 facility as all patients having serious Covid complications were now being referred to Patiala.

“Patiala is 54 km away from Sangrur and it takes around an hour to take a patient there. More than a year later, we still do not have any L-3 facility for Sangrur patients. The authorities should have made the required arrangements at the Civil Hospital,” said Winnerjit Singh Goldy, SAD spokesperson.

L-1 patients are being isolated at homes while the administration has arranged 128 beds for L-2 patients. At present, 39 L-2 patients are admitted to government facilities. In private hospitals, 28 beds are available for L-2 patients, of which 18 are occupied.

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