Sri Fatehgarh Sahib/19 Feb:
(Ravinder Singh Dhindsa)
Dr. Balbir Singh, Health and Family Welfare Minister, Punjab, conducted a surprise check of Community Health Center Chanarthal Kalan and Civil Hospital Fatehgarh Sahib at night. During this checking, he checked the attendance of the staff on duty in the emergency; all the staff were found present on duty. He interacted with the patients who reached the hospital for treatment and got detailed information about the facilities being provided by the Punjab government in government health centers and hospitals.The health minister told the emergency medical officers posted on night duty that there should be no shortage of medicines in emergency services. He said that all the equipment used in the emergency should be in working condition, medicines, blood management, proper manpower, and power backup, etc., should be in order so that the patients do not face any problem during the night. Dr. Balbir Singh disclosed that the health department officials have been instructed to provide maximum benefit to the needy patients regarding the free health services being provided by the Punjab government. He instructed the staff to take full care of the patients and ensure that they perform their duties with dedication. During the checking, he spoke to the patients admitted in the emergency ward and reviewed the health services being provided to them and expressed satisfaction. He also spoke to the patients admitted to the district hospital because of dog bites and expressed satisfaction by getting information about the anti-rabies vaccine to be administered to those patients. Giving information regarding the checking, Civil Surgeon Dr. Davinderjit Kaur said that no stone would be left unturned in ensuring that the facilities being provided to the people through the health department reach every needy person, and strict compliance with the instructions given by the government from time to time would be ensured.