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Shortage of doctor's at RGH, healthcare adversely affected

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Express News Service    10 October 2019

Lack of doctors remains a major concern at Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH). The hospital, which serves around 12 lakh people from Panposh and Bonai sub-divisions, has witnessed growth in infrastructure with no shortage of funds. But, due to shortage of doctors, functioning of Mother & Child Hospital (MCH) of RGH and the overcrowded Special New-born Care Unit (SNCU) have been poorly affected.

On October 22, 2017, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had inaugurated the 100-bed MCH building of RGH. However, it has not been fully utilized and the hospital’s OPD also run for a few hours daily.

RGH sources said that the 12-bed SNCU is currently functioning from the old Paediatric department building. Its capacity is of 12 beds, but serves to 24 to 30 critically ill newborn babies. The number of beds at the SNCU was increased to 24 beads but yet to be fully utilized.

RGH Superintendent Dr D B Panda said the MCH would be made fully functional within a fortnight and also, the SNCU would be shifted there. He said that the bed strength is of 128 in the RGH and on an average, almost 250 patients gets admitted to its Indoor Patient Department (IPD) daily. Also, 1,200 to 1,500 patients visit the OPD daily.

RGH has a approved strength of 73 doctors, but till now only 31 regular and two contractual doctors under District Mineral Foundation (DMF) are been posted at the facility. Four more contractual doctors were appointed under DMF but they are yet to join the duty.

Dr Panda said the vacant position of RGH is better than other district hospitals of the State and the Government is trying to improve the situation as soon as possible.

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