Purchase gloves before the patient is operated upon; this is the actual situation at the government hospital in Delhi

 Purchase gloves before the patient is operated upon; this is the actual situation at the government hospital in Delhi

On Monday, Dainik Jagran's crew arrived to the emergency OT, which is situated on the first floor of the hospital's emergency building. Shabra, a Kardampuri native, said that her son Akram had a shattered elbow bone. Gloves are requested for the procedure by the doctors. Many of the personnel were carrying packages of gloves outside the third-floor Obstetrics OT.

Delhi's East. The grand promises made about the amenities provided to patients in public hospitals are turning out to be unfulfilled in practice. At the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Dilshad Garden, patients and their attendants are bearing the burden of the severe glove scarcity. Furthermore, there is a chance of infection for medical professionals and nursing workers.

Need to purchase gloves from a pharmacy

For the last two and a half weeks, gloves have been in limited supply at the hospital's obstetrics and emergency departments, women's and child health department, and other wards. Attendants said that the physicians in the OT urged them to "buy gloves and bring them, then operate on the patient."

In such a scenario, the attendants are compelled to pay between Rs 30 and Rs 50 each pair for gloves from the medical supply shop. It is said that it is pointless to make lofty promises if a hospital of this magnitude cannot even provide basic amenities like gloves.

On Monday, Dainik Jagran's crew arrived to the emergency OT, which is situated on the first floor of the hospital's emergency building. Shabra, a Kardampuri native, said that her son Akram had a shattered elbow bone. Gloves are requested for the procedure by the doctors. Many of the personnel were carrying packages of gloves outside the third-floor Obstetrics OT.

"Spent Rs 400 on ten pairs of gloves."

Shabana, who arrived from Loni, said she was there to pick up her sister-in-law. I have spent Rs 400 on 10 pairs of gloves based on the doctor's recommendation. Mukesh, a resident of Seva Dham, said he was requested to bring a disposable sheet to place beneath the sufferer in addition to gloves.

Every day, 15–16 patients arrive for surgery.

According to sources, the hospital has been severely lacking gloves for the last two and a half weeks. 15 to 16 patients on average visit the emergency OT each day for a surgery. It takes ten pairs of gloves to operate on a single patient.

It is difficult to operate on a patient without gloves, according to senior physicians. This increases the possibility of infection spreading. In this respect, we have written to the hospital administration several times, but no one has responded. In this context, Dainik Jagran's phone calls and WhatsApp messages were unanswered by Medical Director Dr. Asmita M Rathore.

A form indicating that the products are unavailable was given.

The emergency OT has a pamphlet. The senior nursing officer has sent a letter to the equipment shop about this prescription, stating that the products are not available and outlining the following demand.

Gloves with number seven, 2000

gloves size 7.5 - 2000 Dispo 100-strip bedsheet station

The hospital has 1700 OPD beds, or six to seven thousand beds each day.

There were 15–16 emergency overtime activities.

The cost of a pair of gloves from medical supply shops ranges from Rs 30 to Rs 50.