Shortage of medicines aggravates in Services Hospital Lahore

Crisis regarding shortage of medicines has aggravated in Services Hospital after life saving medicines shortage was reported in Jinnah Hospital and Mayo Hospital in Lahore, reported 24NewsHT DV Channel. 

According to details, Services Hospital Emergency has shortage of medicines regarding chest infection, injections Suprofocloxacin, Midazolam, Sodium Valproate Sandostatin, Flumazenil are out of stock. The shortage of Ang tube, single chamber chest drain, sugar strip, hand sanitizer, ibuprofen, paracetamol, aspirin is also being reported in emergency department as well. The lives of patients in emergency ward are in serious danger due to shortage of medicines. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif orders immediate payment of dues of all government hospitals and directed steps to ensure provision of free medicine in the hospitals, reported 24NewsHD TV Chanel. 

Charing a meeting to review healthcare facilities in public sector hospitals, CM Maryam Nawaz ordered display of available medicines list at the entrance in every government hospital. 

Maryam Nawaz also directed to install electronic board for available medicines besides activation of patients complaint counters in the hospitals. On the instructions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, feedback will also be taken by calling patients. 

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also ordered the provision of chairs and benches for patients in waiting rooms. She directed concerned authorities to visit hospitals daily and review the checklists including doctor, staff attendance, free medicines, lab tests, biomedical equipments. 

CM directs monitoring of waiting lists for operations and tests in hospitals, the availability of parking, cafeteria and wheelchairs. She directed Healthcare Commission to conduct audit of labs of government hospitals. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif also sought the plan of the Medical City project. 

Reporters: Abid Ch, Rao Dilshad