Hyderabad: Ten professors from Osmania General Hospital and three from Gandhi Hospital have opted for Andhra Pradesh leading to non-functioning of the units and causing delay in planning elective surgeries.
In OGH the effect is felt more as the professors are from dermatology, gynaecology, anaesthesia, dental, neurosurgery, ENT, cardio-thoriacic, general medicine, pulmonology and microbiology units.
In Gandhi Hospital of the seven units of general medicine, three professors are gone and one has retired due to which only three units are functioning. The professors opted for Andhra Pradesh to the Kamalnathan committee in the bifurcation process as they were native of that region.
Their nativity certificate submitted to the committee alloted to them to that region. They have got posting orders on July 20th. The doctors have shifted and started work in their postings since August 1st.
A senior health official explained, “The moving out of a professor in a unit leads to delay in patient care as the elective surgeries and teaching in the colleges both are affected. The burden of this dysfunctional unit falls on other units as patients, teaching and also post-graduate students require to be divided under the existing professors.”
The worst is the effect on elective surgeries as they are not able to give immediate dates to patients. Dr K Narismulu, professor of general medicine earlier in Gandhi Hospital and now transferred to Kurnool Medical College explained, “In Gandhi Hospital, we have only three units functioning while the remaining four are not functioning as there are no professors as they have moved out. One professor has retired in March but there is no one promoted for that position. There is definitely a dent felt. If the promotions or the new appointments are not made on time, the teaching and patient care both will suffer.”
In Gandhi Hospital and OGH the planning time for elective surgeries presently ranges from 15 days to 20 days. Another health official explained, “With the units not functioning properly the backlog is going to advance to 30 to 45 days and that will show poorly on the patient front.”
