Delhi govt overhauls administrative system in its hospitals

To ensure better medical facilities to patients, Delhi government today changed administrative system in its hospitals by appointing four-five medical superintendents and one medical director in each hospital.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Health Minister Satyendar Jain to review performance of government hospitals in the past one year.
Till now, there was one medical superintendent in each government hospital.
"We today reviewed performance of all government hospitals in last one year. We have decided to change the administrative system. Government has decided to appoint four-five medical superintendents in our four big hospitals. One medical director has also been appointed in each hospital," Jain told reporters here.

He also said in GTB Hospital government has appointed five medical superintendents and one medical director. These five medical superintendents have been appointed in mother and child centers, accidents and emergencies and other departments.
Four medical superintendents each have been appointed each in DDU and Amedkar Hospitals.

"The move is intended to ensure better medical facilities to the patients at government hospitals. Appointing MS for seperate centers, there will be a good facility at the concerned centre.
The minister said with the appointment of four-five MS, there would be better facility at emergency ward added that medical directors have been empowered.

"We will ensure that MS and medical directors won't have to do non-clinical work in the government hospitals," the minister further said.