ON DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN, DR BALBIR SINGH CONVENES HIGH-LEVEL MEETING WITH SENIOR OFFICERS OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS
— UPS-BASED POWER BACKUP AT ALL CRITICAL CARE UNITS, FULLY FUNCTIONAL GENSET AT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY, SAYS DR BALBIR SINGH
— HEALTH MINISTER ORDERS CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEES AT GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
— ALSO ORDERS FIRE SAFETY AUDIT, AVAILABILITY OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
CHANDIGARH, January 27:
Following the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to ensure uninterrupted power supply at Government Healthcare Facilities, Punjab Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education and Research Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday, ordered power supply and fire safety audit at all the Medical Colleges, Civil Hospitals, Sub-Divisional Hospitals and Block level Hospitals across the state.
The Health Minister was addressing a high-level meeting with all the Civil Surgeons of Civil Hospitals and Medical Superintendents of Medical Colleges. Administrative Secretary Health and Family Welfare Kumar Rahul, Secretary Public Works Department (PWD) Ravi Bhagat, Managing Director Punjab Health System Corporation (PHSC) Varinder Kumar Sharma, CMD PSPCL Er Baldev Singh Sran, Director Health Dr Hitinder Kaur and Director Research and Medical Education Dr Avnish Kumar also attended the meeting.
As per the directions issued by the Health Minister, all critical care units, including operation theatres, labor rooms, emergencies, SNCUs, and NICUs, must have UPS-based power backup for at least 30 minutes in case of a power outage. Additionally, a fully functional generator set with an adequate supply of diesel must be present at all healthcare facilities.
Dr Balbir Singh has also ordered that the constitution of committees at all levels including District, Sub-Division and Block level Hospitals.
The committee, which will comprise representatives from the Health Department/Medical College, PSPCL, and PWD-Electrical, will be responsible for ensuring uninterrupted power supply at all health facilities. The committee members will coordinate with each other and provide reports on the functionality status of UPS and other power backup systems available at the health facility level.
“These committees will make frequent visits at their respective hospitals to ensure that there is availability of power backup and fully functional Genset,” he said.
The Health Minister has directed all Civil Surgeons to ensure that backup power supply should start immediately in case of a power cut, so that critical services are not hampered. Effective communication linkage must also be established with the person responsible for switching on the backup power supply to ensure prompt action, he added.
He also ordered to create a Whatsapp group comprising all the members of the above committees to ensure prompt response in case of any power outage situations.
The Health Minister also directed the concerned officers to immediately conduct Fire Safety Audit and ensure availability of fire extinguishers, especially, at all critical care units.
