Thursday, 01 August 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Alarmed over the recent theft of a portable ventilator machine from the Emergency ward, the administration of the Coronation Hospital has decided to hike the security by recruiting additional staffers. The hospital administration said on Wednesday that the number of the Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) guards is being raised at the Emergency ward of the government-run healthcare facility.
The senior hospital administration officers are still clueless on how the portable ventilator machine was stolen when there was a strong presence of staff and security guards. It is learnt that the miscreants stole one machine and tried to take away the second one too. However, they could not open it in time and so it is still in the hospital.
The medical superintendent at the hospital, Dr V S Chauhan said that on being informed of the theft, he along with other seniors had inspected the ward and spoken to the staff members. “It seems that the thieves took advantage of the preoccupation of staffers with the influx of patients at the Emergency Ward. It is easy to take away as it is a light weight machine. After the theft was detected, the administration lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at the Dalanwala police station. Police assured us they were taking necessary actions to arrest the thieves and recover the stolen machine,” he added.
Chauhan further said that operations at the Emergency are not being impacted by the theft of the ventilator since five more portable ventilators are in place. “To stop recurrence of such theft, we are enhancing the crowd control management and security at the Emergency ward by raising the number of PRD guards,” he added.
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Coronation hospital prepared to take on dengue challenge
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The district hospital is fully prepared to take on the potential dengue challenge. The medical superintendent at the hospital Dr V S Chauhan said on Wednesday that no dengue cases have been reported at the hospital yet. “However, we are not complacent. We are fully alert to the potential danger. We have reserved 10 per cent of the isolation beds for dengue patients. To be specific, there are 10 general isolation beds for dengue cases while two beds are kept reserved in the ICU for patients whose conditions may worsen. We are ready to enhance the facilities in the coming days as requirements arise,” he said and added that regular fogging is being conducted at the hospital to keep mosquitoes away.
