Increased surveillance: Polyclinic to beef up security
Request sent to CADD for more security guards, clearing encroachments.
Malik further stated that a letter had been written to the CADD secretary requesting approval for hiring armed security guards and a weapons expert for the hospital. PHOTO: INP
ISLAMABAD:
In a bid to avoid any untoward incident, the Polyclinic administration has requested that the police and Rangers increase surveillance around the facility as the hospital faces a shortage of security guards, said Dr Tanveer Malik, a member of the hospital’s media committee.
Talking to The Express Tribune, he said a meeting was held with Islamabad Police Special Branch Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Waqar Ahmed Chohan and Islamabad Police Operations AIG Dr Sultan Azam Temuri on Tuesday to discuss security at the hospital.
Some police officials were deputed around the hospital, while the enforcement wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been directed to clear the premises of illegal encroachments as soon as possible.
Malik further stated that a letter had been written to the CADD secretary requesting approval for hiring armed security guards and a weapons expert for the hospital.
Later Polyclinic Executive Director Dr Zahid Hussain said that the hospital administration is trying to beef up security, but “illegal encroachments and lack of proper parking have become a challenge”.
“If the hospital manages to get possession of Argentina Park land from the CDA, it would help resolve parking issues,” he said.
He further stated that they had asked the CDA and the police to help them clear encroachers from the premises.
Dr Hussain informed that CCTV cameras will be installed in the hospital soon, along with 70 well-trained security guards including 50 women, who will work in three shifts around the clock.
Moreover, a police check post has been set up in the emergency ward of the hospital with a deployment of 15 police officials, who will stay in contact with the main control room, he said.
“Due to the location of the emergency department, it is challenging to ensure foolproof security,” he said.
The boundary walls of the hospital have been raised, metal detectors have been provided to the security guards, and walkthrough gates and panic alarms have been installed at the entry points.
Security staff and guards have been informed that they will be not be given leave other than their weekly days off, he added. Furthermore, during the evening, only one entry and exit point for outpatient departments will be uses, he said.
Other issues
In response to a query, Dr Hussain said the hospital administration had sent all required details of Dr Fayyaz Sheikh — the deputy ED of the hospital — to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
He said the FIA has started investigating and the hospital administration, in a written letter, has asked CADD to decide whether he should be sent on forced leave or should be restrained from working while the inquiry was underway.
On an alleged sexual harassment case, he said it was falsified and simply mudslinging to bring a bad name to the hospital and its staff.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2015.
In a bid to avoid any untoward incident, the Polyclinic administration has requested that the police and Rangers increase surveillance around the facility as the hospital faces a shortage of security guards, said Dr Tanveer Malik, a member of the hospital’s media committee.
Talking to The Express Tribune, he said a meeting was held with Islamabad Police Special Branch Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Waqar Ahmed Chohan and Islamabad Police Operations AIG Dr Sultan Azam Temuri on Tuesday to discuss security at the hospital.
Some police officials were deputed around the hospital, while the enforcement wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been directed to clear the premises of illegal encroachments as soon as possible.
Malik further stated that a letter had been written to the CADD secretary requesting approval for hiring armed security guards and a weapons expert for the hospital.
Later Polyclinic Executive Director Dr Zahid Hussain said that the hospital administration is trying to beef up security, but “illegal encroachments and lack of proper parking have become a challenge”.
“If the hospital manages to get possession of Argentina Park land from the CDA, it would help resolve parking issues,” he said.
He further stated that they had asked the CDA and the police to help them clear encroachers from the premises.
Dr Hussain informed that CCTV cameras will be installed in the hospital soon, along with 70 well-trained security guards including 50 women, who will work in three shifts around the clock.
Moreover, a police check post has been set up in the emergency ward of the hospital with a deployment of 15 police officials, who will stay in contact with the main control room, he said.
“Due to the location of the emergency department, it is challenging to ensure foolproof security,” he said.
The boundary walls of the hospital have been raised, metal detectors have been provided to the security guards, and walkthrough gates and panic alarms have been installed at the entry points.
Security staff and guards have been informed that they will be not be given leave other than their weekly days off, he added. Furthermore, during the evening, only one entry and exit point for outpatient departments will be uses, he said.
Other issues
In response to a query, Dr Hussain said the hospital administration had sent all required details of Dr Fayyaz Sheikh — the deputy ED of the hospital — to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
He said the FIA has started investigating and the hospital administration, in a written letter, has asked CADD to decide whether he should be sent on forced leave or should be restrained from working while the inquiry was underway.
On an alleged sexual harassment case, he said it was falsified and simply mudslinging to bring a bad name to the hospital and its staff.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2015.