BMC contributed Rs27m to national kitty in 2018

MS says 23 nurses sent to institutions across the country for higher education

QUETTA: Bolan Medical Complex (BMC) Medical Superintendent Dr Faheem Afridi on Monday said the hospital through its medical services contributed more than Rs27 million to the national exchequer in 2018.

“Strenuous efforts are under way for provision of medical facilities to people from across the province,” the official said while presenting the annual report at the BMC Hospital.

Dr Afridi added that one of such measures was sending “23 nurses to various nursing colleges across the country for higher education”.
Sharing details, he said as many as 515,953 patients were examined in the out-patient department (OPD) and 23,418 were admitted for inpatient care.



The official said 11,622 patients underwent surgeries — 1,160 orthopedic, 629 children, 348 brain, 132 kidney and 1,156 of ear, nose and throat. Another 2,888 operations were conducted on an emergency basis in the hospital, he added. At least 3,967 general and gynecology operations and 573 plastic surgeries had been conducted, he added. The MS said 2,176 MRI, 2,219 CT scans and 24,237 X-rays were conducted in the hospital.

On expenditures in the second largest hospital of the province, Dr Afridi said, “Medicines worth Rs300 million were purchased during the year.”

He also said that the administration took action against ghost staff. A committee has been formed to investigate the appointments of ghost employees, he said, adding that three janitors were sacked over absenteeism and show-cause notices were issued to 31 nurses over negligence.

“A computerised system was introduced in the hospital to handle the administrative affairs more comprehensively. Token system in OPDs was also started,” he said, while talking about managing the influx of patients from across the province.

The official added that 35 CCTV cameras were installed for security purposes.

Dr Afridi further said that the hospital has been working according to the instructions of the government, including a recent directive for deducting salaries of doctors who remain absent or are on strike.

“The doctors have been observing a strike in the OPDs but the operation theatres are functional, However, non-emergency operations are being affected due to the strike.”