Number of OPD patients decreases in GMCH
By Vikas Vaidya
The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), considered the biggest
hospital in Asia the area-wise, registered drastic decrease in number of patients
attending Out Patient Department (OPD).
The number of deaths of cancer, swine flu and paediatric patients in the year 2015 have been increased as compared to the number of deaths in 2013. Comparative deaths of TB patients have been decreased. In the year 2013, a total of 4,804 persons died. The number increased to 5,296 in the year 2014 which was further increased to 5,798 in the year 2015.
In the year 2013, the OPD registered visit of 5,74,621 patients. The number was increased to 6,08,761 in 2014 which was reduced further to 5,96,583. The reason best known to authorities.
This information was shared by the GMCH in an RTI reply to renowned RTI activist
Abhay Kolarkar.
A total of 20,03,457 patients of all ages visiting the hospital in the past three years for treatment of different diseases. The deadly swine flu grip on the city could be gauged as 884 patients were admitted in the hospital in one year only i.e. in 2015 as compared to 182 swine flu patients in 2013 and 110 patients in 2014. The dreaded disease took toll of 91 patients in 2015 while 11 and 4 patients died in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
Only 3 ambulances functioning
The GMCH administration has made it clear that there were 7 ambulances. Out of these 7 ambulances only three are functioning while four are not in a condition to function.
One ambulance to be run on battery was started in a function in presence of Medical Education Minister Vinod Tawde, with much fanfare. It is not seen anywhere uptil now. Because of this the ambulances from private
hospitals are enjoying their stay in the premises.
Accordimng to the RTI reply, out of the seven ambulances in the service of GMCH, four ambulances have turned scrap.
Significantly, the reply did not specify how many times the
doctors on duty at the hospital were attacked by patients or their
relatives in the past three years. It did not even pinpoint the
number of doctors who faced the assaults.
In 2013, Rs 55,542 were provided to the GMCH in the State Budget for purchase of medicines. Rs 55,540 were spent for the same.
Similarly, Rs 33,929 in the year 2014 and Rs 41,151 in 2015 were received by the GMCH for purchase of medicines. The amounts were spent totally except in
2015-16. Of the Rs 41,151 only Rs 25,780 were spent for buying the
medicines.
For the cleanliness aspect, the GMCH received a total of Rs 1.25 lakh in the past three years.
Only 50% of the money spent on medicines
Year Medicine budget Money spent
2013-14 55,542 55,540
2014-15 33,929 33,928
2015-16 41,151 25,780
Less money spent on cleanliness
Year Amount spent on cleanliness
2013-14 25,520
2014-15 75,600
2015-16 24,300
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