Upgradation of children hospital
J&K administration has started efforts to introduce additional services, faculty upgradation at new children hospital of Srinagar.
Chief Secretary, held a meeting of Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department to take appraisal of the functioning of newly established 500 Bedded Children Hospital.
Those present includes Secretary, Health; Principal, GMC Srinagar; Director, Health Kashmir; Administrator, Associated Hospitals, Kashmir; several HoDs of Paediatric Hospital and other concerned officers.
The Chief Secretary while taking assessment of the facilities being provided at the new 500 Bedded Paediatric Hospital at Bemina observed that the aim of shifting this hospital from GB Pant, Sonwar was to upgrade the facilities and introduction of all the high-end procedures under one roof.
He maintained that it should be the endeavour of the hospital administration to meet these objectives without any delay as the infrastructure of the hospital has been highly upgraded. He underscored the need for introduction of all the high-end procedures and diagnostics related to paediatric care in a specific timeline.
He enjoined upon the officers of the Department to go for hiring/recruitment of full time faculty to fill all the vacancies there. He called for making strenuous efforts to get these critical positions of Professors, Associate Professors and others filled at an earliest so that the hospital extends best medical care to the patients in addition to introduction of DM or Fellowships under different specialities there.
