Parveen Arora
Tribune News Service
Karnal, November 24
Government hospitals in Karnal district are functioning with half the staff strength as out of the 154 sanctioned posts of medical officer (MO), 87 are vacant.
The health facilities in rural areas are the worse hit as many community health centres (CHCs) and primary health centres (PHCs) are working without doctors. Due to the shortage, patients are forced to get treatment at private hospitals, putting extra financial burden on them.
The district has one civil hospital, two subdivisional hospitals, five CHCs, 14 PHCs, three dispensaries, one polyclinic and one hospital in district jail. Most of the hospitals do not have the specified staff strength.
The civil hospital, which sees 1,600 persons visiting its OPDs daily, is facing an acute shortage of medical officers as against the 42 sanctioned posts, it has only 22 doctors.
Similarly at the subdivisional hospital in Nilokheri, four of the 11 posts are vacant. The situation is worse in Gharaunda, where five of the six sanctioned posts are vacant. Doctors from other hospitals are working on a rotational basis there, affecting the working of their own government hospitals.
Taraori CHC, PHCs in Popra, Uplana, Padhana, Samanabahu, Gularpur, Padha, Gagsina, Gudha, Kunjpura, Ramba, Mirghan, Biana and the postpartum unit at civil hospital are running without medical officers. At Nigdhu CHC, four of the five posts are vacant.
The shortage is causing resentment among people. “The government must ensure availability of doctors as the common man cannot afford expensive medical treatment in the private sector,” said Vinod Kumar, a resident.
Dr Jasbir Singh Parmar, state president, Haryana Civil Medical Services Association, said due to the shortage, the existing doctors have to work extra. Specialist doctors do not prefer to join government service due to low salaries.
Health centres without doctors
Taraori, Popra, Uplana, Padhana, Samanabahu, Gularpur, Padha, Gagsina, Gudha, Kunjpura,Ramba, Mirghan, Biana and postpartum unit at Civil Hospital are running without medical officers
Health institutions in Karnal
1 civil hospital, 2 subdivisional hospitals, 5 CHCs, 14 PHCs, 3 dispensaries, 1 in jail, 1 polyclinic
Sanctioned posts of docs: 154
Vacancies: 87
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