No crime in patting and betting for the best upright people. But then its also equally true to take to task and blast those who fail in their duties. It's pity to see how worst the sitaution continues to prevail in the Sassoon General Hospital, where patients and their relatives are treated.
Recently, I saw a few Head of Departments and few politicians in the corridors of the OPD, expressing dismay over relatives of patients themselves pushing and ferrying patients on the stretcher trolly towards the lift. It was a very disgusting scene indeed. A job which has to be executed by the Class Four ward boys, were being done by relatives of patients, and the wardboys missing. Anyone, who witness such regular scenes at the Sassoon would only have his heart bleed and tears shed from eyes.
I heard the doctors (HODs) telling the politicians that this situation is nothing new, as despite repeated complaints to the hospital administration, nothing is done. "The Superintendent passes the buck to the Deputy Superintendent and the Deputy Superintendent passes the buck on to the Dean." I also heard the doctors telling the politicians that the situation is much more worst, when even resident doctors are forced to ferry the patient and push the medicines trollies all around the hospital, as there are no wardboys.
Now who controls the Class Four employees? According to the medical administration manual its the job of the Deputy Medical Superintendent to oversee all the administrative related issues of the hospital. But then, this Deputy Medical Superintendent, is a law unto himself. A little bird told me, that this Deputy Medical Superintendent has hundreds of memos issued to him by being negligent and moving out of his place of work without permission. Despite such a huge number of adverse reports against him, the administration is sleepy.
Its the job and moral responsibility of the Dean of the Sassoon and BJ Medical College to ensure that things move for better and not worst and that patients are not made to suffer on account of negligence in administration, particularly by the Deputy Medical Superintendent. Its the job of the Dean Arun Jamkar to put a check on the Deputy Medical Superintendent, and move him out, if he is failing in his duty and is found negligent. Why not bring in a productive and good DMS in place of the incumbent. And why is the Dean not taking steps to take suitable action againt the DMS when the prevailing picture of irresponsibility of the DMS is visibily clear.
Over to the Dean Dr. Arun Jamkar.
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