Medical care facilities

Recently the Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, conducted surprise inspections of SMHS Hospital and Super Speciality Hospital Srinagar and took stock of medical care facilities and availability of essential services for patients.

During her visit to SMHS Hospital, She inspected various departments of the hospital and took on spot assessment of healthcare facilities. She inspected ICU, emergency wards and other units of the hospital to gather first hand appraisal of their cleaning as well as other facilities available there.

Engaging with doctors and other paramedics on the occasion, the Minister emphasized on the importance of quality healthcare, especially in emergency wards of the hospital. “This hospital receives a large number of referral cases and therefore we need to have facilities and other sources available to deal with them dedicatedly”, she said. The Minister also discussed strategies with the hospital administration, doctors and paramedics for improving response time during emergency cases.

She, during the interaction, reiterated that the government is committed to improve health care facilities in all hospitals across Jammu and Kashmir. “Development of the health sector is the top priority of our government and we are dedicated to establishing a world class health care system in J&K”, she stated.