PNS | DEHRADUN
The administration of Deen Dayal Upadhyay district hospital is planning to acquire new sets of coloured bed sheets for the patient wards in the facility. Notably, Health minister Dhan Singh Rawat had recently instructed all government hospitals in the State to regularly change bed sheets in the inpatient areas. Additionally, he recommended that the hospital management use different coloured bed linens each day.
In line with the Health minister’s directives and following guidance from the Health department, the administration has purchased 2,000 bed sheets in various colours for the patient wards. The hospital administration has received these coloured bed sheets for routine use and has started to implement new protocols for bed linens. Regarding the new plans for bed sheets, the medical superintendent at the hospital Dr VS Chauhan said that the use of 2,000 coloured bed sheets has recently begun.
Additionally, the administration intends to purchase another 2,000 new similar sets of coloured bed sheets for the hospital. He said that there may be times in the future when bed sheets from the laundry do not arrive on schedule, or the existing bed sheets become damaged.
To address these issues, the administration is planning to acquire more coloured bed sheet sets to ensure alternatives are available if problems occur. It is anticipated that the administration will finalise the arrangement for the bed sheets by the end of March after discussions with officials. The new sets of 2,000 coloured bed sheets are expected to be sourced from the same manufacturing company as the previous one, he said.
It will be recalled that according to the directions, a white bedsheet will be placed in the ward on Monday, pink on Tuesday, green on Wednesday, yellow on Thursday, light blue on Friday, dark blue on Saturday and light grey on Sunday.
