Govt Lalla Ded Hospital committed to
better maternity health services, refutes reports of mismanagement
SRINAGAR, JULY 20:
The authorities at Govt Lalla Ded Hospital today clarified on some allegations
leveled against it regarding mismanagement of patients, terming them nothing
but sheer acts to malign the sanctity and reputation of the hospital.
In a statement
issued here, it has been given out that all patients especially referred
patients are received and attended in Casualty (Emergency Room) by the doctors
on duty and it is as per their status that they are shifted to Labour room or
High Dependency Unit (HDU) where again they are attended to and beds are
assigned to them in the labour room where doctors and nursing staff attend to
them.
All this is done
under the supervision of senior doctors and consultants who take rounds
frequently. Evening round of the Labour room is also taken by consultants, so
at any point of time no patient is left unattended.
Similarly, with
regard to the issue of Saima Banoo (Name Changed) from Bandipora admitted on
Tuesday, it is clarified that the protocol was followed and the patient has
delivered normally, and both baby and mother are fine. It takes 12-18 hours for
normal delivery to occur as such some amount of pain is a normal physiological
occurrence during labour and the attendants as well as the patients should have
the patience for a normal delivery.
It is important to
mention that this patient had delivered normally and should not have been
referred here in the first instance, so as to decrease the burden on a hospital
which is already overburdened.
Regarding Sakina
Banoo from Budgam who as per media report left the Hospital for private
treatment. As per MRD Department and I/C Resident Medical Officer MRD
department of the hospital there is no report that any patient has left the
hospital without treatment.
Meanwhile, LD
Hospital which is the lone tertiary care maternity Hospital in Kashmir is
catering to the patients from across Kashmir Valley, Kargil, Doda, Kishtwar and
Ramban. So patients from every nook and corner of the valley and even outside
the valley are either referred or coming of their own accord which shows the
immense faith of patients in this hospital. However this puts a heavy burden on
the hospital.
It is to mention
here that in the last four days (Monday to Thursday) this hospital has attended
to 2780 patients in the outpatient department (OPD) whereas 447 patients were
admitted, 204 caesarian sections were done, 82 normal deliveries were conducted
and 60 other Major and Minor Surgeries were also done totaling to 346 surgeries
at all. Amongst the referred 106 patients, 86 were unjustified and only 25
required referral.
Supra mentioned
data shows that there is a huge influx of patients to this hospital which are
well attended by the medical and the para-medical staff of this hospital,
however priority is given to high-risk patients.
The Govt LallaDed
Hospital is committed to better maternity health services with quality patient
care and dedicated staff.