Berhampur: Over a dozen multi storied buildings with necessary equipments and machinary are there in the MKCGMCH.But,the premier health facility,the refferal hospital for southern region, lacks required doctors,staffs and the most needed beds for the patients.While patients on floor is a regular scene in the hospital,non-supply of clean bed sheets and pillow is a day to day affair.Aparts from the general physicians the MCH has specialists,but most of the senior doctors spend a little time in the MCH and the treatment of patients mostly entrusted to junior doctors.The irony is that,though the senior doctors supposed to attend their Indoor and out door duties at least for 8 hours daily,they hardly stay in the MCH for a hour or two and seen on the next day.But they are available at private clinics whenever needed.As such despite having specialists and departments,patients reffered to hubaneswar,Cuttack and Andhra pradesh.The MCH has biomatric attendence system,even recently added face recognise biomatric,but to no avail.It is a regular feature in the MCH that most of the senior doctors leaves their head quarter with out permission,from friday or saturday noon only to return on monday noon almost every week.Several social and political outfits often demanded to sort out the problems,which went unhearded.According to officials records the MCH with 43 departments has a sanctioned strength of 449 doctors including professors,but 326 doctors are in position,which includes over one hundred doctor posts of contractual and deputation.Not only the official vacancy figure of 123 doctors,as many seven doctors in position not attending their duties for a long time.As per records among such doctors,while Physiology Asst prof-Lakshmikanta munda remained absent from his duty since jan-2021,physiology prof Sangita kar not attended her duty since 2023 july.Similarly,Radiotherapy Asst prof Chaitali bose not attended duty since May 2021,Nurosurgery Asst prof Ramchandra deo since 2016,Dr Bimaljit pradhan of ENT from 2016.Asst prof of general medicine L.Ravi kumar from oct-2020 and Radio diagnostic asst prof Sunita sahu from Nov-2018.Similarly,against the 951 sanctioned nursing officer posts,702 are managing the affairs.However,the Dean Prof Suchitra dash said the long time absent of the said doctors has already been placed before the higher ups for necessary action.Over the allegations of absent of other doctors,said the senior doctors attending their duties.Last year,a sum of Rs 850 crore ear marked for the expansion of the MCH.As per the master plan for expansion of the MCH has been prepared for 2,500 beds, including the existing 1,583 beds.Besides,trauma care centre, burn care unit, dental college, cancer wing expansion and PG department expansion have been included in the plan.However the plan still in files.On the otherhand,the patients of the region compelled to,mostly to private hospitals at Cuttack,Bhubaneswar or Andhra regularly.
