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Trauma centre in deep waters

NEW DELHI: While the torrential rain in the Capital this week brought relief to the citizens from the summer heat, the newly inaugurated Trauma Care Centre at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital has run into some trouble after the recent downpour caused water-logging on its ground floor.

According to a senior official of the hospital, water was seeping through the false ceiling causing flooding on the ground floor of the centre. The centre, which was inaugurated this past March, is a seven-storey structure of which only three floors are now operational. Built at a cost of over Rs.20 crore, it offers patients specialisations in orthopaedics, general surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, maxilla facial and cardiac surgery. It also provides support service including MRI and CT-scan, operation theatres and medical laboratories.

According to hospital officials, the problem of water seeping through the false ceiling on to the ground floor of the trauma centre was causing a minor flooding in the area.

“We have been complaining about it for some time, but after the recent rain the problem got worse. This is a new building which has cost the Government several crores to build. Problems like this should have been addressed as soon as they are spotted. Water-logging besides being an inconvenience can also cause a short-circuit in case any electrical wires or appliance comes into contact putting the patients and hospital staff at risk,” said a hospital official.

Stating that the problem had already been looked into and remedial measures put in place, the Deputy Medical Superintendent of the hospital, T.S. Sidhu said: “Yes, our staff had reported the problem which was noticed after the heavy rain in the Capital recently and we have taken immediate action to ensure that our employees are safe.”

Dr. Sidhu added that the hospital authorities had looked into and zeroed in on the problem. “We found that water was making its way in through the false ceiling because the floor was not levelled properly. The hospital has an electricity distribution and air-conditioning system on every floor, but we don’t anticipate any trouble because of them. Of course, the hospital staff is facing some problems because of the minor flooding, but it should change for the better soon.”

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