HARYANA: Director of Health Services reviews Karnal facilities

Karnal. Karnal: Director General of Health Services Dr. Randeep Singh Punia on Friday visited Assandh, Jundla and Karnal city to review the health facilities. He directed the officials to implement the plan for new buildings of Assandh Sub-Divisional Hospital and District General Hospital at Sector 32 in Karnal city. Civil Surgeon Dr. Krishna Kumar said that DGHS has considered all the options for the building in Assandh and asked the officials to expedite the work. He also asked the officials to coordinate with HSVP for construction of new building of District General Hospital in Karnal.

He also visited the post-natal care ward and talked to the patients about the facilities being provided at Jundla PHC. He checked the laboratory services, emergency room, vaccination/cold chain room, OPD room and records of delivery and TB patients, which were found to be correct.

Dr Poonia suggested some improvement works that could be done at the Jundla PHC, including the availability of toilets attached to the labour room and discussed the possibility of upgrading the PHC to a CHC. Later, he held a meeting with the Civil Surgeon and Deputy Civil Surgeons and reviewed the progress of national health programmes.