Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, Nov 03: Notwithstanding tall claims of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for providing better facilities, the non-functioning of technical equipments exposes it all as the patients who came from far flung areas of Jammu region for treatment are having a tough time.
According to sources, that there are only two Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan machines in the hospital.
Out of the two, one machine has been installed in the Emergency and the other is in ward.
Few days back there was a technical fault in both machines due to which they stopped functioning. The out of order MRI machine being installed in the hospital has made the situation even more worst.
Sources also revealed that the reports of X-Rays are also not correct thereby increasing woes of the patients.
In a startling revelation by the sources, the doctors referred the patients to either Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital or some private hospital or a private laboratory for the tests.
“ I approached to GMCH for the HIV test and was suggested by the concerned doctor to go for private clinic of his choice for the said test which costed me Rs 1,460 which otherwise could be available in the hospital free of cost.
When contacted HoD Radio-Diagnosis Department, GMCH Dr. Ganshyam Dev Gupta said that due to voltage fluctuation, the tubes in the CT scan machine got fused.
He added that the repair work the machines is in progress and exuded confidence that the problem would be sorted out.
“The doctors on duty refer the patients to the SMGS Hospital for the tests but not to other private medical institutes” maintained Dr Gupta.
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