Zafar Chishti
Toba Tek Singh: The Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Kamalia is taking steps to ensure the provision of medicines to indoor and outpatient department (OPD) patients, while insulin is also being provided to diabetic patients on a daily basis. Medical Superintendent Dr. Ghulam Abbas stated this talking to this correspondent, saying that providing essential medicines and improving the standard of healthcare services were among the top priorities of the hospital administration.He said that, in line with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision of a “Healthy Punjab,” special attention was being given to ensuring the availability of essential medicines at the hospital so that patients would not face difficulties due to a shortage of medicines during treatment.Dr. Ghulam Abbas explained that medicines and available healthcare facilities were being provided to both admitted patients and those visiting the hospital for medical consultations and treatment. He particularly highlighted the daily provision of insulin to diabetic patients to help ensure continuity of their treatment and timely access to essential medical care.The medical superintendent said that he personally visited different wards and departments of the hospital on a daily basis to monitor administrative affairs and assess the healthcare facilities being provided to patients.During these visits, he added, he interacted directly with patients and their attendants to obtain feedback regarding the availability of medicines, quality of treatment and other healthcare facilities.
He further said that direct interaction with patients and their attendants helped the hospital administration identify their concerns, assess the effectiveness of existing facilities and take corrective measures wherever necessary. Their feedback, he maintained, was an important source of information for improving the hospital’s performance.Dr. Ghulam Abbas said the hospital administration was committed to improving healthcare services, maintaining the availability of essential medicines and making the treatment process more effective.He added that, under the provincial government’s Healthy Punjab vision, efforts were being made to ensure that deserving patients visiting the government hospital received timely medical attention and the medicines required for their treatment.The medical superintendent reaffirmed that regular monitoring would continue to improve patient care, strengthen the medicine supply system and ensure the provision of better healthcare facilities to the public.
