Call for improved management at Murree hospital

CM Maryam expresses anger at seeing long queues of patients in OPD

RAWALPINDI:

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif visited Murree’s Tehsil Headquarters Hospital on Tuesday and examined various departments of the hospital.

The chief minister expressed anger on seeing the long queues of patients in the outpatient department (OPD). She reprimanded the hospital medical superintendent and directed for an improved OPD system to avoid long waits for the visiting patients. “Fix the hospital system, patients are dying,” she warned.

The CM visited various departments and patients' wards of the hospital. While interacting with the women waiting in the queue, she inquired about any problems they were facing and assured them of early resolution of the issues.

The chief minister inspected the medical facilities and interacted with under-treatment patients in OPD. She also consoled the sick mother and daughter, expressed her compassion for the little child and directed the doctor to the best treatment for them.

The chief minister visited the patients in the emergency ward and prayed for their early recovery. She directed better care of patients in the emergency department.

The chief minister also interacted with patients’ attendants and inquired about the provision of free medicines to the patients and medical test facilities by the hospital.

During the visit, Chief Minister Maryam also inspected the PCU centre and reviewed the facilities in the medical ward, gynaecology wards and children’s nursery.

The patients of the hospital expressed their joy during the CM’s visit and her conversation with them.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 17^th, 2024.