DCHS offices in every district to monitor hospital services
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Health Minister C Damodara Raja Narasimha orders hospital-wise review to identify gaps in specialist doctors, staff, equipment and diagnostic facilities
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Telangana's Minister for Medical and Health, Damodara Raja Narasimha
Hyderabad: The government will establish District Coordinator of Hospital Services (DCHS) offices in every district to continuously monitor the functioning of hospitals, the quality of medical services and infrastructure development.
This was announced by Health Minister C Damodara Raja Narasimha during a high-level review meeting held at the Secretariat on the reorganisation of the Directorate of Secondary Healthcare (Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad - TVVP).
He said the government's objective was to ensure that all types of medical services were accessible to people within their respective districts. Emphasising that Community Health Centres, Area Hospitals and District Hospitals played a crucial role in achieving this goal, the Health Minister said the government was strengthening infrastructure, providing specialist medical services, ensuring adequate medical staffing and establishing diagnostic facilities in these hospitals.
Instructions were issued to conduct a comprehensive, hospital-wise review covering several key areas, including the specialist medical services currently available, departments requiring additional doctors, nursing staff or paramedical personnel, and the medical equipment and diagnostic facilities that still needed to be provided.
It was emphasised that situations in which medical services could not be delivered despite the availability of specialist doctors due to a shortage of necessary equipment or support staff must not be allowed to persist.
