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Power shutdown hits Gandhi
Gandhi Hospital, a premier institution of post-doctoral medical education and training which meets medical requirements of not only twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad but also from the districts seems, is facing umpteen problems in fulfilling its mandate.
Hyderabad: Gandhi Hospital, a premier institution of post-doctoral medical education and training which meets medical requirements of not only twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad but also from the districts seems, is facing umpteen problems in fulfilling its mandate.
- Hospital suffers from several problems due to govt apathy
- Power shutdown on Friday. Water supply cut off to op theatres
- Surgeries put off for hours; No critical cases came up
- Hospital struggles to make do with poor equipment, facilities
Despite the TRS government’s avowed objective of streamlining the functioning of hospitals for better medicare to the poor, the prestigious Gandhi Hospital suffers from lack of facilities, staff and medical aids. The facilities that exist are in a poor condition due to improper maintenance.
All this resulted in non-supply of water for operation theatres on Friday due to power shutdown. All surgeries had to be put off for over three hours. Fortunately, during this period, there were no cases which required emergency surgeries. According to Dr P Dhairyawan, Superintendent of Gandhi Hospital, the staff tried to use the generator to run the water pumps but in vain. As a result, all elective surgeries had to be postponed till evening, he said.
The hospital has 22 surgery units. The orthopedic surgery wing was most affected due to non-availability of water. Only two surgeries were completed when the water supply stopped in the morning. Dr Dhairyawan told The Hans India that this incident had made the hospital administration learn a lesson and they would now ensure that necessary repair works were taken up so that there would be no problem for the supply of water. Measures would also be taken to see that the generators would be up and running in times of need.
About 30 to 40 surgeries take place at Gandhi Hospital on any given day. They include both elective and emergency surgeries. According to junior doctors, usually, it is the responsibility of the Resident Medical Officer (RMO) to take care of such issues and the problem occurred due to poor maintenance of equipment, they rued.
