 S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 27: The authorities of the SMHS hospital here seem to be least concerned about the patient care. This is despite the fact that SMHS is being considered as well reputed hospitals among the government hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said that the condition of corridors and other areas of this oldest hospital give a feeling to the patients and attendants as they have entered into the cowsheds.
An attendant (name withheld) told early times that, while moving upstairs after passing from the (F Block) one feels that they have entered into the cowshed as everything is scattered everywhere.
“The corridors in upper stories are full of old broken accessories like chairs, beds, tables, crutches, microscopic slides, mating and other hospital items,” said an attendant.
A group of attendants said that the bathrooms are not in good conditions adding that due to the foul smell, patients as well as attendants are suffering badly. They claimed that condition of patients is getting worsened day by day.
They said that, during night hours, there is no proper heating arrangement in wards, due to which attendants had to sleep in corridors or even under the beds of patients in the wards.
“The security staff at every nook and corner of SMHS behaves rudely with the visitors. Instead of guiding them they are misbehaving with each and every attendant due to which the attendants feel sorry for admitting their dear ones in this hospital,” attendants observed.
They said the inhuman behavior of security staff at SMHS has compelled many patients to visit private hospitals for treatment adding that the security staff of government hospitals across the Kashmir valley has failed to win the hearts of poor people.
Attendants said that instead of getting medicine and other surgical items from the hospital they are compelled to bring the medicinal items from the market, while as sometimes doctors insist that get the medical tests done from private clinics.
“The patient care is missing here, and fact of the matter is that, the doctors and other high profile officials at SMHS are themselves enjoying the luxurious facilities, while as the patients and attendants are suffering badly,” allege the attendants at SMHS hospital.
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