Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 28: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking better facilities in Government hospitals, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Kumar today directed Commissioner Secretary Health and Medical Education Department to file affidavit indicating the capacity of beds in the hospitals in Jammu city and actual requirement.
After hearing Advocate Parveen Kapahi for the PIL whereas Deputy AG Sanjeev Padha for the State, the Division Bench further directed said that the affidavit shall clearly indicate as to whether all the departments in the Government Medical College, Jammu have adequate doctors with regard to each specialty.
“It shall also indicate as to whether all the equipments necessary for each specialty are available and functioning. The same shall also be done for any other associate hospital and district hospital within Jammu city”, the DB said, adding “the affidavit shall also indicate the number of ambulances, which are available in Jammu city, whether Government or private. This will include critical care ambulances, if at all”.
“The affidavit shall also indicate as to whether the medicines and the surgical supplies are available in the hospitals”, the DB said, adding “the number of admissions in the hospitals as also the number of patients visiting the Out Patient Department (OPD)/ Emergency Wards in each of these hospitals on a day to day basis shall also be reflected in the affidavit to be filed within three weeks”.
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