The
doctors of teaching, non-teaching and General Duty Medical Officer (GDMO) sub
cadres of the Central Health Services (CHS) are posted in various organizations
spread in States/UTs including Central Government hospitals in Delhi namely
Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospitals and LHMC & associated Hospitals.
The
details of vacant posts of Doctors in AIIMS and of CHS Cadre in three Central
Government Hospitals in Delhi are given below:
|
Name of the
Hospital
|
Vacant post of
doctors
|
|
Safdarjung
Hospital
|
110
|
|
Dr. RML
Hospital
|
87
|
|
LHMC &
Associated Hospitals
|
91
|
|
AIIMS, New
Delhi
|
223
|
In AIIMS 90
posts of scientists are vacant.
The details of
vacant posts of Nurses/paramedical/technical staff in AIIMS and three Central
Government Hospitals in Delhi are given below:
|
Name of the
Hospital
|
Vacant posts
of Nurses
|
Vacant posts
of Paramedical/ technical staff
|
|
Safdarjung
Hospital
|
143
|
45
|
|
Dr. RML
Hospital
|
217
|
99
|
|
LHMC and
Associated Hospitals
|
406
|
195
|
|
AIIMS
|
287
|
692
|
The reasons for
vacant posts include promotion, retirement, resignation, termination,
creation of new posts, death, non- availability of suitable candidates, low
rate of joining at initial levels etc.
In-spite all
these constrains efforts are made to provide quality health care to the patients.
The details of
average number of patients attended to by the doctors and nurses per day in OPD
in these hospitals during 2013 are given below:
|
Name of the
Hospital
|
Average number
of patients attended per day in OPD during 2013
|
|
|
|
Safdarjung
Hospital
|
9029
|
|
|
Dr. RML
Hospital
|
5286
|
|
|
LHMC &
Associated Hospitals
|
4636
|
|
|
AIIMS, New
Delhi
|
9197
|
|
Creation of
posts in a Hospital is an ongoing process and requirement of manpower is taken
into account while approving the expansion, redevelopment projects. Filling of
posts are continuous process and is taken up in accordance with requirement.
Wherever possible, Hospitals are permitted to make contractual appointment
against vacant posts as a stop gap arrangement in public interest so that the
patient care does not suffer.
The Health Minister was replying to a
question in the Lok Sabha here today.
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MV/BK