ACs not working, OTs go out of order at ESIC Hospital in Noida
Renee Chauhan, who has come from Indore, said her husband is suffering from cancer and has been admitted to the hospital for over two months now.
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He has given an extension to Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna for a period of another two years starting July 1, 2024, up to June 30, 2026. (Express Photo)Hemant Kumar, 42, was admitted to ESIC Hospital in Noida’s Sector 24 on June 26 for a leg surgery. It has been more than a month, however, and his wait is still not over. “The doctors were to operate on July 31. But since the air conditioner is not working, the operation could not be undertaken,” he said.
Renee Chauhan, who has come from Indore, said her husband is suffering from cancer and has been admitted to the hospital for over two months now.
The operation theatres at the Centre-run hospital have not been able to cater to patients for at least five days now. Non-functional centralised air conditioning system has compelled doctors to refer patients for operative procedures to other ESIC hospitals in Delhi’s Okhla and Rohini, Gurgaon’s Basai and Sahibabad in Ghaziabad for the last five days. Patients and staff members have also claimed that air conditioners in general wards have also not been functioning.
The labour rooms are located on the third floor of the hospital. Sonu Kumar, 25, and his wife became parents to a boy around three days ago. He complained about the conditions in the labour room. “There is no AC in the labour room too…We sleep outside on the chairs because of the heat,” Kumar said.
A staff member said, “The disruption in air-conditioning has not stopped deliveries. Today, in one of the labour rooms. the AC was restored.”
The hospital in Noida has seven wards but only six are functional, according to officials. Each ward has 60 patients in them. The monthly budget of the seven-storeyed hospital is estimated to be around Rs 10 crore per month. The ESIC Hospitals offer treatment to those who are issued cards under the central scheme. “The registration applies to all non-seasonal factories or entities that employ 10 or more persons who have a maximum wage of Rs 21,000,” according to the official website.
“We are working towards fixing the compressor of the air conditioners,” said Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Sona Bedi. She added that the administration has installed 60 wall-mounted fans in the ICU and general wards. “At present, a few patients are in Noida, out of their own accord, and those admitted for elective operation have been sent home. They will be given priority once the situation normalises,” she said.
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