Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 10: A meeting was held under the chairpersonship of Dr Shashi Sudhan Sharma, Principal Government Medical College and Associated Hospitals (GMC&AHs) to review the plan of works in SMGS Hospital and Maternal Child Health (MCH) Hospital Gandhi Nagar.
During the meeting, the Principal was apprised that the repair and renovation work of Thalassemia ward, Pediatric Surgery department and Auditorium of SMGS is in last phase and shall be handed over to the concerned departments soon.
It was decided in the meeting to send the requirements for upgradation of ward number 14, 15 and Neonatal Intensive Care unit (NICU). PMC directed the concerned XEN for the completion of Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) in view of patient care.
It was stressed during the meeting to start Pediatric surgery, ETAT, NRC, Thalassemia ward, upgradation of labs, battery bank/oscillator for the safety of ventilators, renovation of wards and upgradation of stage-2 labour room, in a time bound manner.
Dr Sudhan also took the review of pending works of MCH Gandhi Nagar and directed the concerned XEN to complete it on time. She directed the concerned XEN to submit the pending DPR so that the work can be started soon. It was also decided to complete all the pending works of the institution as soon as possible.
The meeting was attended by Nagendra Singh Jamwal (Administrator, GMC & AHs Jammu), Sonia Vaid (Deputy Director, Planning), Dr Manoj Chalotra (MS SMGS), Dr Arun Sharma (MS Super Speciality Hospital), Dr Rakesh Kumar Sharma (Deputy MS SMGS), besides XEN civil, mechanical, electrical and others.