City hospitals bear the brunt

TNN / Jun 22, 2005, 01:53 IST

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LUCKNOW: While KGMU's Trauma Centre and Gandhi Memorial and Associated Hospitals wore a deserted look following exodus of patients due to junior doctors' strike, city hospitals were flooded with patients.

LUCKNOW: While KGMU's Trauma Centre and Gandhi Memorial and Associated Hospitals (GMAH) wore a deserted look following exodus of patients due to junior doctors' strike, city hospitals were flooded with patients.
Being nearest to KGMU, the worst hit was the Balrampur Hospital. Doctors in the hospital termed the situation as a 'disaster' and called for an emergency meeting to meet the crisis.
Chief medical superintendent of the Balrampur Hospital Dr RB Mishra told TOI, "the influx of patients is more than three times of the normal. On Saturday alone, the emergency admission crossed 90. The number, however, fell to 63 on Sunday. While more than 50 new cases were admitted on Monday, the number rose to 55 on Tuesday."
He said that circulars have been issued to all superintendents and medical officers to make arrangements to provide round the clock services. "The administration has directed the doctors to prioritise surgical and medical emergencies and the pharmacy to seek aid from the buffer stock when ever required." He said that 50-bed 'eye ward' is being used to admit emergency cases. "The ward lies vacant in the summer months as hardly any people go in for operations. A medical officer has been appointed here to see the patients."
Chief medical superintendent of the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital Dr OP Rai, agreed that patient inflow has increased in the hospital as an impact of the strike. "Normally average patient attendance is 15-20 but following strike at KGMU, it has increased to 25-30 patients," he said.

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