All district hospitals and development block level hospitals of the state will be made full of facilities: Bhupesh Baghel

Bhupesh Baghel has said that in order to ensure easy access to health and medical facilities to the common people, it is necessary that all district hospitals and block level hospitals of the state should be made fully equipped. For this, he has instructed the Chief Secretary to prepare an action plan through all the district collectors within 15 days.
The Chief Minister has said that in the last 6 months, with a view to strengthen the arrangements for treatment of corona, oxygen related equipment ICU has been provided in these hospitals. There has been a significant increase in the number of beds, ventilators etc. Better maintenance and frequent use of these health equipment is also essential to prepare for a possible third wave of corona. The number of doctors in community health centers has also increased significantly in the last few days, but health management needs to be strengthened further.
Shri Baghel has said that a plan should be prepared soon for the development of all district hospitals and community health centers in the state. Under this scheme, all the above hospitals have well equipped operation room, labor room, laboratory, ICU. And arrangements should be made to provide facilities like ventilator facility, blood bank, free medicine etc. The Chief Minister said that all these hospitals should have 24-hour treatment facilities. Along with this, efforts should be made to provide post graduate doctors of Pediatrics, Gynecology, Anesthesia, Pathology, Medicine and Surgery in all and where post graduates are not available, arrangements should be made for doctors trained in these subjects. The Chief Minister has instructed to submit the proposal as above, including the required budget, in 15 days through the collectors.