Hospitals across the state have been directed to keep a few beds reserved for emergency patients during the upcoming festival season and ensure specialist doctors are available on duty too.
The director general also asked hospital heads to ensure stock of medicine and consumables are kept in adequate quantity keeping in view the need for emergency ward and also rise in OPD footfall.
Keep ambulances and staff on alert and make microplan for OPD that will open after holidays as after the holidays, hospitals witness a steep rise in patients, said the DG medical health.
With festivals being celebrated between October 17 and October 20, heavy footfall of patients is expected immediately after. “Keep the district administration alert and updated in case of accidents. This means increased need for medical staff and consumables. Hospitals have been asked to get their stock checked. Coordinate with the district administration,” read the letter to hospital heads.
