BENGALURU: Teams of officials from the Karnataka Lokayukta to Vani Vilas Hospital in the city found that there is a staff crunch, which is impeding the service to patients. There are two nurses who are looking after 60 in-patients, which is causing trouble for newborn babies and patients in post-natal care.
The Lokayukta report stated that lady doctors are over-stressed and burdened as they have to also examine the victims in Pocso cases. The same doctors also continue the night shifts, and so, there is ineffective handling of in-patients and OPD patients.
There is no dedicated staffer for medical examination of Pocso and rape victims, the report said. The team also pointed out other issues like stinking toilets, shortage of space for storing medicines, water seepage through walls, rusted steel cots, overcrowding.
Ghosha Hospital
The team also made a surprise visit to the Ghosha Hospital in Shivajinagar, and found out that there was a staff crunch also, with no proper provisions for OPD patients to wait. Patients were seen standing outside the hospital building. Construction debris was found on the hospital premises, with dust covering the hospital which could be harmful for the newborn babies.
At Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics, the team found out that there is no proper check on the quality and quantity of the food being prepared and supplied in the canteen by a private contractor. Meanwhile, Lokayukta Justice BS Patil has initiated suo motu proceedings against the authorities concerned, and directed them to take the required remedies.
Vani Vilas Hospital
In OBG Dept, working strength is 59 as against 77 sanctioned (teaching and non-teaching)
Among all groups, only 53 staffers are working as against 413 sanctioned
Frequent theft of mobile phones, jewellery, etc
No police outpost
Ghosha Hospital
Among all groups, 55 are working as against 95 sanctioned
Services of outsourced nursing staff utilised
They quit without notice without immediate replacement
Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics
Among all groups, 146 are working as against 583 sanctioned