PIMS bathroom construction piques in-patients’ peace
ISLAMABAD: In what seems like negligence of the administration of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences towards the care of the in-patients, the construction process in a medical ward is creating a miserable situation regarding cleanliness.
In Surgical Ward No 6, having the space for 20 beds, the construction process of a staff bathroom is causing troubles as the construction material is reaching in different wards of the surgical section.
Abdul Jabbar, visiting his sister admitted to Surgical Ward No 6 told The Spokesman, “I never witnessed such a bad situation of sanitation before, not even in the hospitals of rural areas for which PIMS is portrayed as a model hospital.” Another patient admitted to the ward said that the poor sanitation situation is causing difficulty in breathing.
A doctor in the wards, requesting anonymity, said that the sanitation situation is not only irking the patients but the doctors as well, as they have to move from ward to ward by passing through the same corridor where the construction material is spread all over. He said the administration has been reported about the problem but the place has not been cleaned yet.
A sanitary worker appointed in the ward said that after every hour he cleans the sand of the wards shifted due to movement of doctors and staff, but it is not the solution as the administration should adopt a proper way to remove the material ultimately from the wards.
PIMS spokesperson Dr. Waseem Khwaja, when contacted, said that the matter is in their notice and the hospital administration “cannot neglect the importance of cleanliness in the hospital’s wards”. He said the construction process will be completed in couple of days after which the material will be removed completely.
In Surgical Ward No 6, having the space for 20 beds, the construction process of a staff bathroom is causing troubles as the construction material is reaching in different wards of the surgical section.
Abdul Jabbar, visiting his sister admitted to Surgical Ward No 6 told The Spokesman, “I never witnessed such a bad situation of sanitation before, not even in the hospitals of rural areas for which PIMS is portrayed as a model hospital.” Another patient admitted to the ward said that the poor sanitation situation is causing difficulty in breathing.
A doctor in the wards, requesting anonymity, said that the sanitation situation is not only irking the patients but the doctors as well, as they have to move from ward to ward by passing through the same corridor where the construction material is spread all over. He said the administration has been reported about the problem but the place has not been cleaned yet.
A sanitary worker appointed in the ward said that after every hour he cleans the sand of the wards shifted due to movement of doctors and staff, but it is not the solution as the administration should adopt a proper way to remove the material ultimately from the wards.
PIMS spokesperson Dr. Waseem Khwaja, when contacted, said that the matter is in their notice and the hospital administration “cannot neglect the importance of cleanliness in the hospital’s wards”. He said the construction process will be completed in couple of days after which the material will be removed completely.
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