Kozhikode MCH authorities tight-lipped about reopening PMSSY block-OxBig News Network

The surgical super-specialty, accident and emergency care block of the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, was shut down following two back-to-back situations of suspected electrical malfunctioning earlier this month.
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The authorities are tight-lipped about resuming providers on the just lately constructed surgical super-specialty, accident and emergency care block of the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, which was shut down following two back-to-back situations of suspected electrical malfunctioning earlier this month.

Though Health Minister Veena George had claimed a day after the primary incident on May 2 that steps could be taken to restart operations in three days, one other fireplace outbreak on May 5 in one of many operation theatres led the authorities to have a complete examination of the constructing earlier than letting in sufferers once more. Officials from companies such because the State Electrical Inspectorate and {the electrical} wing of the Public Works division (PWD) inspected the construction constructed beneath the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Personnel from HLL-HITES, the general public sector endeavor which was the guide for the constructing development, too checked the services.

According to hospital sources, the authorities are awaiting clearance from the federal government. They reportedly don’t need to take any danger by resuming providers as they might should take the blame upon themselves if any untoward incident occurs because of this. They are additionally ready for a last report from the PWD on the protection of the constructing.

Lack of area

The healthcare workers and sufferers, nonetheless, are reportedly apprehensive concerning the restricted services on the outdated casualty block to which the casualty ward was shifted after the fire-and-smoke incidents. A workers member stated the area out there on the outdated block was solely one-third of what was out there within the new constructing. The variety of sufferers approaching the casualty part is rising too.

Meanwhile, the district unit of the Youth Congress on Monday staged a day-long quick in protest towards makes an attempt to “destroy the medical college hospital”. T. Siddique, Kalpetta MLA, who opened the protest, warned of extending the agitation to the State Secretariat in Thiruvananthpauram if the issues weren’t solved.