<p>Thanks to staff crunch in these hospitals, the BBMP has decided to close down five of its hospitals. Almost all the 24 BBMP-run hospitals are in a pathetic condition, in terms of availability of staff. <br /><br />Among them, 18 hospitals are fortunate to have sufficient patients. The situation is so grim in the five hospitals that the BBMP is planning to close them.<br /><br />Sources said, the five hospitals identified for imminent closure are the ones in Pobbatti, NR Colony, Cottonpet, Shanthinagar and any one of the maternity hospitals at Munireddypalya or Ganganagar. There are also hospitals like the one at Byreshwaranagar in Moodalapalya ward, where on an urgency basis, a doctor and paramedical staff are serving on deputation.<br /><br />Hardly 20 deliveries <br />“The situation at Pobbatti is so serious that hardly 20 deliveries take place annually. Our idea is to convert such hospitals into general health centres,” sources said. The BBMP’s maternity hospital in Majestic was also closed down due to staff crunch coupled with scarcity of resources. The other four hospitals also register merely 20 deliveries a month, which is better when compared to Pobbatti, but much below than the expectation. <br />“Our target was at least 60 deliveries a month in each of these hospitals,” sources added.<br /><br />“The prime reason behind the decreasing number of delivery cases is staff crunch. Each such hospital must have at least three doctors while these hospitals are dependent on a single doctor who remains on duty round the clock,” the sources said.<br /><br />Slips down<br />Deliveries in hospitals have come down drastically that in five years it has slipped from 25,000 deliveries a year to 17,000. Quite interestingly, the mortality rate is very low in these hospitals. <br />“Last year, the BBMP-run maternity hospitals had merely three maternal mortalities as against 39 occurred throughout the City,” sources said.<br />DH News Service<br /><br />BBMP fails to deliver<br />* BBMP wary with five maternity hospitals<br />* Staff crunch affecting reputation of 24 BBMP-run maternity hospitals<br />* Number of deliveries came down from 25,000 to 17,000 in five years.<br />* Good news is maternal mortality is still quite low<br />* Out of 39 mortalities, three had occurred in BBMP hospital last year<br />* A single doctor works 24x7 in all the BBMP-run maternity hospitals<br />* Out of sanctioned 19 gaenocologists’ posts, eight are vacant</p>
<p>Thanks to staff crunch in these hospitals, the BBMP has decided to close down five of its hospitals. Almost all the 24 BBMP-run hospitals are in a pathetic condition, in terms of availability of staff. <br /><br />Among them, 18 hospitals are fortunate to have sufficient patients. The situation is so grim in the five hospitals that the BBMP is planning to close them.<br /><br />Sources said, the five hospitals identified for imminent closure are the ones in Pobbatti, NR Colony, Cottonpet, Shanthinagar and any one of the maternity hospitals at Munireddypalya or Ganganagar. There are also hospitals like the one at Byreshwaranagar in Moodalapalya ward, where on an urgency basis, a doctor and paramedical staff are serving on deputation.<br /><br />Hardly 20 deliveries <br />“The situation at Pobbatti is so serious that hardly 20 deliveries take place annually. Our idea is to convert such hospitals into general health centres,” sources said. The BBMP’s maternity hospital in Majestic was also closed down due to staff crunch coupled with scarcity of resources. The other four hospitals also register merely 20 deliveries a month, which is better when compared to Pobbatti, but much below than the expectation. <br />“Our target was at least 60 deliveries a month in each of these hospitals,” sources added.<br /><br />“The prime reason behind the decreasing number of delivery cases is staff crunch. Each such hospital must have at least three doctors while these hospitals are dependent on a single doctor who remains on duty round the clock,” the sources said.<br /><br />Slips down<br />Deliveries in hospitals have come down drastically that in five years it has slipped from 25,000 deliveries a year to 17,000. Quite interestingly, the mortality rate is very low in these hospitals. <br />“Last year, the BBMP-run maternity hospitals had merely three maternal mortalities as against 39 occurred throughout the City,” sources said.<br />DH News Service<br /><br />BBMP fails to deliver<br />* BBMP wary with five maternity hospitals<br />* Staff crunch affecting reputation of 24 BBMP-run maternity hospitals<br />* Number of deliveries came down from 25,000 to 17,000 in five years.<br />* Good news is maternal mortality is still quite low<br />* Out of 39 mortalities, three had occurred in BBMP hospital last year<br />* A single doctor works 24x7 in all the BBMP-run maternity hospitals<br />* Out of sanctioned 19 gaenocologists’ posts, eight are vacant</p>
