STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Secretary, Health and Medical Education (H&ME), Bhupinder Kumar on Saturday visited the Government Medical College Jammu & its Associated Hospitals. The Secretary took a detailed round of the PMDP approved project namely Bone and Joint Hospital and CSS approved projects namely State Cancer Institute(SCI) at Super Specialty Hospital Jammu and construction of Auditorium, Cafeteria including parking in Chest Disease Hospital Jammu. During the visit, Secretary was apprised by Dr. Shashi Sudan Sharma, Principal & Dean GMC Jammu about the status of ongoing works of Bone and Joint Hospital and apprised that the hospital shall be soon ready for operation.
Bhupinder Kumar impressed upon the Executing Agencies to complete the project of Bone and Joint Hospital well within the prescribed time limits. During the visit of State Cancer Institute of Super Specialty Hospital Jammu the Secretary impressed upon the executing agencies that the project should be completed within two months and he further directed Principal Govt. Medical College Jammu to ensure the installation of High End machinery in the SCI after convening a detailed consultative & coordinated meeting with all wings of Executing Agencies, HOD Radiology, Medical Superintendent, suppliers/vendors etc.
During his visit to CD hospital it was informed to the Secretary that the construction of Auditorium, Cafeteria including parking will be completed by March 2023.
The Secretary was accompanied by Ashwani Khajuria, Administrator, GMC & AHJ, Dr. Ashutosh Gupta, HOD, Radiology; Dr. Abdul Ghani, Prof, Dept of Orthopaedics, concerned Medical Superintendents, officers of Executing Agencies and officers of planning section of GMC Jammu.
