UNB, Khulna :
Paikgachha Upazila Helath Complex is miserably failing to provide proper services to the patients due to manpower shortage and lack of other logistics.
Paikgachha upazila health administrator Dr. Probhat Kumar Das said there are posts of nine physicians at the 50-bed hospital but only two doctors are struggling to provide health services to the huge number of patients.
Besides, the posts of ward boy, cleaner, worker, storekeeper and pharmacist are lying vacant for long.
He also said the authorities concerned did not take any initiative for recruiting necessary manpower for the health complex although it was turned into a 50-bed health complex from 31-bed one in 2009.
A large number of patients come to the hospital everyday with different health problems but most do not get treatment facilities due to shortage of doctors, he said.
Besides, the lone X-ray machine, which was set up at the hospital in 2005, has been lying inoperative for long. Only 40 patients had received free X-ray service since it was set up, he added.
The patients, who come to the hospital for treatment, are completing their medical tests from outside at high price due to lack of medical technologists.
Despite of repeated submission of written complaints, the authorities concerned of the hospital did not pay any heed to the problem, said Dr. Probhat.
Paikgachha Upazila Helath Complex is miserably failing to provide proper services to the patients due to manpower shortage and lack of other logistics.
Paikgachha upazila health administrator Dr. Probhat Kumar Das said there are posts of nine physicians at the 50-bed hospital but only two doctors are struggling to provide health services to the huge number of patients.
Besides, the posts of ward boy, cleaner, worker, storekeeper and pharmacist are lying vacant for long.
He also said the authorities concerned did not take any initiative for recruiting necessary manpower for the health complex although it was turned into a 50-bed health complex from 31-bed one in 2009.
A large number of patients come to the hospital everyday with different health problems but most do not get treatment facilities due to shortage of doctors, he said.
Besides, the lone X-ray machine, which was set up at the hospital in 2005, has been lying inoperative for long. Only 40 patients had received free X-ray service since it was set up, he added.
The patients, who come to the hospital for treatment, are completing their medical tests from outside at high price due to lack of medical technologists.
Despite of repeated submission of written complaints, the authorities concerned of the hospital did not pay any heed to the problem, said Dr. Probhat.
