AGARTALA, March 25 (TIWN): State referral GB Hospital on Friday suffered power disruption for at least more than one hour at the MS-I ward, and the patients and their families faced acute discomfort. At the peak hour of noon there was no electricity at the Agartala GB hospital. During the power crisis the major departments of the hospital, like OT, Blood Bank, Gynecologist department, surgical ward, etc remained paralyzed. However, such a worse condition reflects the paralysed state of the administration under Health Dept. Despite of several tall claims by the authority to provide better health service to the people of the State, people face negligence in the major referral Hospital of the State, GB Hospital. Carelessness attitude of the doctors and staff in the Hospital risks the life of the people under the Manik’s Golden era. Allegedly either it is due to the lack of infrastructure or the negligence of the Hospital staffs or the doctors, the patients continue to suffer at the major referral GB hospital of the State.However, almost all the government run hospital are hit with the negligence from the end of the government. Some hospitals lack infrastructure, some lack doctors and some faces trouble due to the irregularity of the staff and proper treatment.

Allegation has been raised by the patient party that recently after being referred to the GB Hospital, they had to wait for nearly 30 minutes for the staff to bring stretcher. When the family members of the patients found no one came with the stretcher, they themselves took the patient to the hospital.

The scenario at emergency ward speaks volumes about the gravity of the situation. Due to paucity of adequate space, patients on stretchers can be seen lined up on both sides of the corridors.

However, bad odour is almost identical with government hospitals. Waste materials strewn all around, crowded wards and waiting rooms are a grim reminder of the unhygienic condition of our health institutions.

The situation, however, has not improved at the emergency ward during the last few years as far as arrangements are concerned. Stinking ward and untidy beds have become a common sight.

Most of the health centres of the outskirts refer the patients to the GB Hospital and here they get such treatment. Often fringing from such long distance like Udaipur, Belonia and many more the patient dies on the way.

However, initiatives must be taken to improve the health service of the State. With the improvement of the health service the poor will be benefited as they don’t have to spend money by cutting their pockets for the treatment outside the State.