Senior faculty members and junior doctors at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) were very dissatisfied as Osmania Medical College (OMC), who was admitted to Gandhi Hospital instead of OGH on Tuesday.
Officials said that 30 medicos were shifted to Gandhi Hospital due to lack of beds at OGH. Why is the state government not approving a new building for OGH despite repeated demands over the past few years.
OGH is facing a shortage of space for beds after the closure of a more than a century old inpatient (IP) block in July last year following severe flooding during the monsoon.
The tertiary care hospital has three boxes – IP Block, Quli Qutub Shah Block and Outpatient Block.
Departments from the IP block were shifted to the pre-built structure on the fourth floor of the Quli Qutub Shah block. General Medicine, Orthopedics Department is located on the same floor. The beds are always full in both the departments.
“On some days, floor beds should be arranged when the number of admissions exceeds the bed capacity. Since OGH is a government hospital, patients are not asked to go to another hospital when the beds are full. Shifting this pre-fabricated structure was considered a temporary solution, but it has been extended for a very long time, ”said a senior doctor at the hospital.
One faculty member said, “Accepting OMC students at Gandhi Hospital says a lot about the infrastructure available at OGH.”
Doctors reiterated that they are ready to attend to more patients, but will have to provide adequate resources.
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