DC Srinagar chairs meeting of Rogi Kalyan Samiti

Srinagar, Nov 24: The Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday chaired a meeting of “Rogi Kalyan Samiti''(RKS) of Government JLNM Hospital, Rainawari here to review the functioning and patient care facilities available at the Hospital and progress of works taken with respect to the facility upgradation.

At the outset, the Deputy Commissioner took a detailed review about the Hospital functioning, besides physical and financial progress of the works taken for hospital infrastructure upgradation.

On the occasion, the DC, who is also the Chairman “Rogi Kalyan Samiti” was apprised about the progress and performance registered by the Hospital under different indicators. He was also informed about various issues and demands meant for the infrastructure upgradation and overall advancement of the healthcare system in the Hospital.

The DC was apprised that the Hospital is amongst oldest and historic functional hospitals of north India providing healthcare services to the public since 112 years. He was informed that Hospital is providing 24x7 Emergency Service OPD services like General Medicine, ENT, Ophthalmology, Urology, Gynae & Obs, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Dentistry, Homeopathy, AYUSH etc.

He was informed that Super Specialty facilities including, Cardiology Gastroenterology, Neurology, Pain & Pallatitive, Neuro-Surgery are also operating in the Hospital to ensure up to mark facility to the patients.

The DC was also apprised about the other services available at the Hospital being provided to the patients at various units of the hospital including, free Dialysis Center Laboratory, Blood Centre, OPD/ IPD Pharmacy, NP-NCD, IDSP, Immunisation, AFHC Clinic, ICTC Centre, RTI/STI Centre, RNTC, IYCF, ARV Clinic etc.

During the meeting it was given out that all General Surgeries are being conducted through Minimal Access Surgeries (Laproscopic) and as many as 1,86,980 OPD and 13,449 patients were treated in the Hospital since April to October 2023 current year, besides over 2,500 Major surgeries and 7,702 Minor surgeries were conducted in the Hospital.

Similarly, 85 Lapro Ligations, 13,872 USG, 11,314 ECG, 1041 Endoscopies Colonoscopy/Sigma and 46 Pacemaker Dual Chamber were done in the Hospital during the same period of time. While 712 LSCS, 128 Normal Delivery, 840 Total Delivery, 20,242 Eye Cases, 21542 no. of X Ray were also done at the Hospital during the period of April to October 2023.

While reviewing progress regarding academics, the DC was informed that there are 36 students from both All India Quota and in-service quota who are undergoing post graduate courses in various broad specialties at the Hospital.