Guwahati: To take stock of the services provided to patients, Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Saturday night.
While visiting GMCH the Chief Minister said they he received complaints that the doctors of GMCH were doing duties in nursing homes.
CM Sarma also informed that no government doctors will be able to do private duties during their duty time in the government hospitals and no doctors will be able to leave duty early.
Taking to Twitter CM Sarma, “Visited GMCH & took stock of the services provided to patients. There have been complaints about certain doctors providing services at private nursing homes during their duty hours. Directed GMCH Principal to ensure that such acts are stopped.”
Visited GMCH & took stock of the services provided to patients.
There have been complaints about certain doctors providing services at private nursing homes during their duty hours. Directed GMCH Principal to ensure that such acts are stopped. pic.twitter.com/t624KskvNK
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 18, 2021
I stressed continuing the yeoman service rendered to patients by GMCH during the Covid-19 crisis.
I discussed about the new Super-speciality Block to be launched in Feb 2022, and on ways to utilise ICU for other patients since COVID cases are less. pic.twitter.com/4Xf1XvU9Nl
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 18, 2021
CM Sarma further informed that the new services of the superspecialty hospital of GMCH will be operational from February, 2022.
Speaking on the Omicron variant, CM Sarma said that the state government has no such separate SOPs and that the SOP issued by the Centre will be followed by the state.
