Provincial Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir paid a surprise visit to DHQ Hospital Jhang on Sunday. The Minister took a round of medical ward, emergency, CCU and Medical Stores. The senior medical officer in emergency Dr. Imran was found absent from duty. Moreover, medicines store at the emergency was closed and the Dispenser Nasir was absent due to which medicine delivery at Emergency was disrupted. Khawaja Imran Nazir took a serious notice of the situation and immediately ordered to suspend the Dispenser and directed to hold inquiry against the absent SMO Dr. Imran.
Minister Health also visited Emergency Diagnostic Lab. It was told that the Diagnostic Lab is closed due to Sunday. The patients complained for getting their tests from the market. In CCU, two out of five cardiac monitors were found out of order. Khawaja Imran Nazir ordered to hold inquiry for all the mall-practices in the hospital and directed to replace/repaired cardiac monitors on urgent basis. He observed that in no circumstance Diagnostic Lab in Emergency should be closed. During the visit, the DCO Jhang, Ghazi Aman Ullah and Addl. Medical Superintendent Dr. Azhar were also accompanied the Minister. It was informed to the Minister that Medical Superintendent was on leave to attend a marriage ceremony. Khawaja Imran Nazir expressed his serious displeasure to the hospital administration and directed the DCO Jhang to hold a detailed inquiry in to the affairs of the hospital. He also directed to check whether the Medical Superintendent has got written permission to go on leave or he verbally informed. The Minister directed to send inquiry report within 24 hours to his office.