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Incomplete hospital infra, a ‘dumping ground’, says Delhi CM at GTB during surprise check

Underlining that 40% of the posts in the hospital are vacant, she said, “The hospital has only 95 ICU beds when over 7,000 people come to its OPD each day.”

Stressing that AAP did not do anything for government hospitals, Gupta pointed out that GTB has no MRI machine, and the CT scan machine, which usually has a shelf life of 7-10 years, is 12 years old (x/@gupta_rekha)

Taking on AAP, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday questioned the health model of the previous government, as she conducted a surprise inspection at the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in East Delhi.

Gupta claimed the facility has turned into a “dumping ground” with “unused medical equipment” and “incomplete hospital infrastructure”.
Stressing that AAP did not do anything for government hospitals, Gupta pointed out that GTB has no MRI machine, and the CT scan machine, which usually has a shelf life of 7-10 years, is 12 years old.

Underlining that 40% of the posts in the hospital are vacant, she said, “The hospital has only 95 ICU beds when over 7,000 people come to its OPD each day.”

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When told that 1,800-2,000 newborns are delivered every month, she said, “…this is the condition of the hospital. What health model were they (AAP government) talking about?”

Accusing AAP of not being able to complete semi-permanent structures at the hospital, Gupta said, “These so-called semi-permanent structures are only 60% complete, and they will not be of any use even if Rs 2,500 crore more is spent on them.”

“Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the warehouse here has been completely filled. Even today, 458 oxygen concentrators, 146 ventilators, 36,000 PPE kits, multipara monitors, masks, and other medical supplies are lying unused. This is not just the case with GTB Hospital but with many hospitals across Delhi,” Gupta alleged.

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