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Delhi HC orders filling of vacancies in 38 government hospitals

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The Delhi High Court ordered the Delhi government to urgently fill leadership vacancies in 38 public hospitals and improve the capacity of its ICU bed information helpline.

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  • The Delhi High Court has directed the local government to immediately fill vacant medical superintendent and director positions across 38 government-run hospitals, citing concerns over administrators managing multiple facilities simultaneously.
  • The court initiated this action as part of an ongoing case regarding critical care facilities and criticized the presence of unused medical equipment in these institutions.
  • Furthermore, the court ordered an expansion of the 102 helpline service, noting that the current staffing of 30 operators is inadequate for the city's population and experiences significant call drop rates.

What to watch next

  • Appointment of full-time medical superintendents and directors for all 38 hospitals.
  • Outcome of the court hearing scheduled for October regarding unused medical equipment.
  • Government assessment and potential increase of manpower for the 102 toll-free helpline.

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Prathiba M Singh and Manmeet PS Arora

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  • “How can anyone run hospitals without a full-time medical superintendent or medical director? People are handling two to three hospitals. For the first time, this has come to light today. We are feeling very bleak as of now”
    [1]The Times of India — Delhi2h agoOpen at the quote ↗
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    …the condition of Delhi’s govt-run hospitals as “bleak”, Delhi High Court Friday directed the immediate filling of vacancies for medical superintendents and medical directors across 38 govt hospitals in the capital. “ How can anyone run hospitals without a full-time medical superintendent or medical director? People are handling two to three hospitals. For the first time, this has come to light today. We are feeling very bleak as of now ,” the special bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Manmeet PS Arora orally observed. “There should not be a single leadership position lying vacant in any of the 38 hospitals,” the court said while hearing a suo motu…

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