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How come JK bagged No 1 award for healthcare, asks new Health Minister Bhagat's surprise visit 4/7/2016 12:33:24 AM Appears at GMC, fumes after seeing Jammu's top hospital in shambles Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: The Health Minister Bali Bhagat on late Wednesday night appeared at GMC hospital here and expressed dismay over the pathetic condition of the health institution. The new Health Minister visiting the hospital around 10:55pm took a few staff members present there by a surprise and they were seen running helter-skelter. After seeing the miserable condition of the hospital the Health Minister said, "It's surprising that JK received an award for being No.1 state in the healthcare. There are no basic facilities available for the patients. How come did you get the award?" Pertinently, in November 2016the Health and Medical Education Ministry of Jammu and Kashmir headed by BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh had bagged first position in India Today Group's survey for best managed states for healthcare in the country. The India Today survey ranked JK as best managed State in the healthcare all over the country and state jumped 14 spots to reach No. 1. The then Health Minister Choudhary Lal Singh had hailed the entire staff of Health and Medical Education Department including officers and officials for making Jammu and Kashmir No. 1 State in the country in healthcare. As the attendants of patients saw the new Health Minister Bali Baghat in the hospital they approached him and apprised him about the difficulties faced by the patients. "We have been left to die. There are no ventilators in the Emergency ward," attendants informed the new Health Minister, who was on his maiden visit to the hospital after taking the charge. Baghat was surprised to see that no doctor was available in the ward number 9 at around 11:00 pm and duty roaster of nurses in the ward had not been updated since March 31. Elevators being defunct and no drinking water available in the ward turned the minister furious. As soon as the Minister visited the newly established medical shop in the hospital premises, the salesman present there stopped the sale of medicine and went into a tizzy. Unhygienic and dirty toilets for the patients in the GMC irked the Minister following which he asked his personal staff to arrange a meeting with the GMC Principal on Thursday.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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