Janakpuri Super Speciality hospital to get dialysis units nine years after inauguration

The Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospital, built by the Delhi government in 2008, is finally set to get dialysis machines. The hospital will receive 20 units under the PPP (public-private-partnership) model.

"We will soon be starting dialysis on subsidised rates. This will surely help reduce the load at other government hospitals. We have already hired the technician staff and are looking forward to the inauguration. We also started the CATH lab last year," said Dr MM Mehndiratta, medical director, Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospital.

The Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospital started its first catheterisation laboratory for cardio problems in 2017, but it is only equipped to perform only small procedures such as stenting. In the first month, the lab had only performed 33 surgeries, of which only 25 were angio/stent-related. The hospital currently receives 1,500 patients in its OPD every day, and only 40-45 patients in its IPD, but is not capable of handling any major surgeries because of the lack of operation theatres (OT).

Nine years after its inauguration, the Delhi government hospital barely has the required 'specialised' staff and facilities to cater to the treatment goals they were expected to achieve. The hospital is only partially able to perform laboratory tests for cardiology, neurology, nephrology, and gastroenterology, in which it specialises.

A large part of the hospital building is deserted. Thousands of people wait outside the AIIMS and Safdarjung hospitals for treatment while hospitals such as Janakpuri and Rajiv Gandhi remain empty because of bad planning and vision. A good amount of money has been spent in 'decorating' the hospital instead of providing health care, said a staffer, who did not wish to be named.

ILL-EQUIPPED FACILITIES

The Janakpuri  Super Speciality Hospital started its first catheterisation laboratory for cardio problems in 2017, but it is only equipped to perform only small procedures such as stenting