Also calls for upgradation of 28 bedded trauma centre to a 300 bed facility to cater to high incidence of accidents in the region
Bathinda: Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal today requested union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to construct accommodation for doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here in patient interest, asserting lack of housing facility was leading to a high rate of attrition among medical professionals in the Institute.
In a letter to the health minister, Mrs Harsimat Badal said construction of 1120 dwelling units for doctors at AIIMS here was pending since long and should be expedited in the interest of smooth functioning of the prestigious institute. She said since funds were already available with Institute for this purpose administrative approval should be given for the same along with sanction of the financial cost outlay.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal said along with this the operation and maintenance work at the Institute should be handed over to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). “The concerned wing of CPWD could be directed to visit AIIMS, Bathinda to finalize the takeover of operation and maintenance of the Institute”, she added.
The Bathinda MP also reiterated her request for upgradation of the 28 bedded trauma and emergency centre at AIIMS here to a 300 bed facility. She said since Bathinda was situated at the crossing of three major national highways and two State highways the incidence of accidents was very high. She said a Punjab government report had also reported in 2019 that Bathinda had one of the highest mortality rates for road accidents registered in the State. She said the present trauma centre was falling woefully short in handling the high incidence of accident cases in the region and should be expanded immediately.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal also stressed the need to construct a flyover from NH-54 to the Institute to enable smooth commutation of patients and passengers. She said the junction of the service road connecting NH-54 to AIIMS was an accident-prone site and that this risk would be further aggravated with the increase in volume of patients to the Institute.
