The "Boss" is like a Diaper in the institution

The Dean of the BJ Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Dr. Arun Jamkar is mocked all around in the institution. Gossip about his being an failed administrator and his being unable to take decisions on his own is the butt of joke.

Doctors and staff members gossip in the corridors of the hospital that Dr. Arun Jamkar, despite his several years of experience, including his glorious stay at one place of posting here for more than 28 years, cannot take decision on his own and had is fully dependent and rely on his Chief Administration Officer Bardare. This explains his administrative incompetence to handle matters independently.

Gossip also do rounds that the Dean Dr. Arun Jamkar is also dependent for taking decisions on his Steno Mrs. Nair and Office Superintendent Mrs. Godse. The other incompetence of the Dean is that he does not take his two Administrative Officers Mr. KT Sukase and Mrs. Pathan into confidence nor consults them either. This again reflects on his failed skills as and efficient administrator.

In his present tenure, after being shunted out after 28 years to Kolhapur, Dr. Jamkar has managed to come back to his favorite place Pune again after a short tenure of 6 months in Kolhapur. This is a big blow and makes fun of the law on transfers. But then Dr. Jamkar has god fathers in the Medical Education Department, including the secretary Dr. Bhsuhan Gagrani, and the ad-hoc director of Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) Dr. Wasudeo Tayade. Whispers are also heard that since Dr. Jamkar hails from Nanded, the home town of present chief minister Ashok Chavan, he has also been favored in his posting back to Pune by the chief minister. Some doctors in the hospital had taken up this issue of his transfer back to Pune with the veteran social activist Shri. Anna Hazare and had even met and briefed him at Ralegaon Siddhi on 26 Janaury 2008. At that time Hazare had assured the doctors that he would take up the issue with the Chief Minister during his meeting.

The truth prevails that the administration in BJ Medical College and Sassoon hospital has collapsed completely. No one is seen in uniform, which makes it difficult for the patients to distinguish between doctors, ward boys, staff and the patients. This is because no one is found in uniform with their name badges, no one is in their clinics in the Out Patient Department during the official timings and doctors are found missing for hours, leading to inconveniences to the patients. The Lifts are without lights, the liftmen are missing and patients are sometimes stuck up in the lifts due to overloading of people in the absence of the liftmen.

The Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr.Pandurang Burute, who is responsible for overseeing all this matters, is least concerned, as he is alleged to be favoring and supporting the Class IV employees who are put on duty for these issues. One can see the relatives of the patients themselves pushing the trollies with the patients on it, as the staff deployed for it are not available. The Deputy Medical Superintendent, is more concerned and interested in his other money minting practices, than looking into the job which is assigned for it.

Then this is all happens due to the incompetence and neglect of the administrator, the Dean, Dr. Jamkar. Doctors whispers that if the administration has to be put back on the rails, than several changes have to be affected including the transfer of the Dean, Chief Administrative Officer, and the Deputy Medical Superintendent. The state government has to take serious note of the lapses and poor conditions that are derailing a good medical institution and the hospital.

Can we look positively for a change in the BJ Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital?