Barisal Correspondent :
Medicare facilities and business activities have been severely hampered during Puja-Eid vacation in Barisal.
Hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers went on vacation mood as unofficial Puja holiday starts from Tuesday and Eid holiday from Thursday.
On other hand , general people and businessman of trading sacrificial animal and hide and skin suffering due to closure of banks and regular disruption on ATM services during the holidays.
Sher E Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), the biggest and only specialized health service providers in the region, sources said only a handful of physicians and staffs assigned for the total duty during about week long Eid-Puja will severely suffer the patients.
More than 574(76 percent) out of 753 doctors and nurses of SBMCH went out of station on Eid vacation.
At least 136 out of 149 intern doctors, the main working forces of the hospital, 158 out of 175 registers, assistant registers, emergency, indoor and outdoor medical officers and 284 out of 429 staff nurses, of hospital started enjoying Eid vacation.
The rest 13 intern doctors, 17 registers, assistant registers, emergency, indoor and outdoor medical officers and 145 staff nurses, assigned to perform duties during Eid vacation, said Dr. Qamrul Islam Selim, director SBMCH.
“We cannot deny the right to leave on Eid festival vacation and doctors and nurses of other religion and city residents would be available for service, said director SBMCH.
“The upazila level clinics and hospitals have made some special but very limited arrangements to offer health services and usually refer the patients to district and divisional level hospitals, acknowledged Dr. ATM Mizanur Rahman, district civil surgeon.
“Normally average 1,300-1,500 patients went under indoor treatments at this 500 bed hospital per day. But the number of admitted patients during Eid holidays expected to be average 900- 1,000, said director SBMCH.
So shortage of manpower would not have much effect as patient pressure also reduced during Eid vacation, and fewer doctors and nurses could manage the emergency cases, the hospital officials explained.
