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| Police hospitals being strengthened with latest diagnostic facilities: Sham | | |  early times report
JAMMU, Dec 17: With a view to ensure quality healthcare to the police personnel and their families, the Government will upgrade the police hospitals at Jammu and Srinagar with latest diagnostic and infrastructural facilities. This initiative will cater the healthcare needs of more than one lakh workforce of State Police and their families.
This was stated by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare Sham Lal Sharma during his visit to Police Hospital here today. While interacting with the top brass of Police department and hospital administration, the Minister said that Government was aware about the increased workload in view of adequate expansion in the different wings of police force during the past some years and it is endeavour of the Government to provide quality healthcare to everyone in the department and their family members which is their fundamental right. He directed the Medical Superintendents of both the Police hospitals of Jammu and Srinagar to submit a comprehensive proposal in consultation with the senior functionaries of the Police for their upgradation according to the increased workload and future requirements.
Medical Superintendent Police Hospital, Jammu Dr. Poonam Mahajan briefed the Minister about the performance of the hospital during the past one year. She informed that the hospital has treated more than 6000 patients in Out Patient Department(OPD) from November 2011 to November 2012, besides conducted 276 major surgeries and 514 minor surgeries during the said period. She said that hospital is functional on 24x7 basis and caters to the health requirements of police personnel and their family members.
Director General of Police Ashok Prasad expressed his gratitude to the Minister for his visit to the hospital and taking personal interest in improving the medicare facilities for the police force. He assured the Minister that the Police Department will extend full cooperation for strengthening the infrastructure and identify the land for the construction of hospital building. He also appreciated the functioning of the hospital.
ADGP Dr. S.P.Vaid, IG Technical S. Owais, DIG Adm. (PHQ) Rajinder Gupta, DIG Armed Johnney William, Mission Director, NRHM Dr. Yashpal Sharma, Medical Superin-tendent, Police Hospital, Srinagar Dr. G.N.Koka were also present on the occasion.
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