PHOTO: A.M. FARUQUI

ON THE SPOT: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan interacting with patients during his surprise visit to the Government Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal on Monday.

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Monday carried out a surprise inspection of Hamidia Hospital, the main referral centre in the State Capital, and ordered suspension of a doctor who had discharged a patient midway during his treatment.

The Chief Minister, who was accompanied by Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi and District Collector S.K. Mishra, also asked the hospital authorities to suspend the doctor responsible for administering wrong injections to patients and blacklist the company that had supplied the injection.

On inquiry, it was found that an injection used for animals for anaesthesia purposes was supplied to

Hamidia Hospital through the State Government-owned Laghu Udyog Nigam and 21 injections were used on hapless poor patients.

The Chief Minister inspected the intensive care unit, the operation theatre and various wards, including the surgical ward and the orthopaedic surgery ward. He asked the patients about the treatment facilities, attendance of doctors and para-medical staff.

Addressing a meeting of heads of departments at Gandhi Medical College after the surprise inspection, the Chief Minister said the poor must get free medical facilities. He said disciplinary action would be taken against the absentee doctors and para-medical staff.

During inspection, some patients complained to the Chief Minister about non-availability of medicines and treatment facilities despite health cards distributed under the Din Dayal Antyoday Upchar Yojana. Taking a serious note of the complaints, the Chief Minister asked the doctors

concerned to ensure that all health card holders get medicines without difficulty.

Expressing concern over the poor maintenance of cleanliness in the hospital premises and in wards, the Chief Minister said special arrangements must be made to keep the hospital premises clean. He asked the doctors associated with the hospital management to chalk out a comprehensive action plan for improving the quality of services.

The Chief Minister said that cancer treatment facilities needed to be improved and the super-specialty centre must continue to function round the year. "Ensuring quality health services to the poor sections of the society is the top priority of the State Government."

While inspecting the Eye Ward, an appeal to donate eyes for the needy caught his attention and the Chief Minister immediately expressed the desire to donate his eyes and signed the eye donation form. The Health Minister also followed up by pledging to donate his eyes.

The Chief Minister said that all healthy persons should donate their eyes to enable the blind to see the world.

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