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Arrangements on ahead of MCI inspection
By Our Staff Reporter
KANNUR, DEC. 11. Works are under way on a war footing in the Pariyaram Medical College to remedy the infrastructural and academic deficiencies in the institution ahead of the crucial inspection visit of the Medical Council of India (MCI) team scheduled on December 14.
The medical college authorities have already initiated steps to rectify the deficiencies cited by the MCI for its refusal to grant the desperately-needed permanent recognition for the institution. This time, according to the college authorities, these steps are not intended to be mere stop-gap measures to
satisfy the inspection team.
The medical college Managing Director, Dr. P.K. Gangadharan Nair, told a press conference here today that the Neuro-Surgery, Paediatric Surgery and Urology departments of the college had been strengthened to make them full-fledged super-speciality departments. The Cobalt Therapy equipment and C.T. Scan machine installed in the institution were already operational. The labour and casualty sections of the college would have round-the-clock service of doctors and specialists, he said.
The college was to have been granted the MCI permanent recognition on April 2000. The MCI team conducted three inspection visits since then, but the recognition continued to be elusive. The sixth batch of students who completed house surgency can neither practice nor go for higher education without the recognition.
Dr. Gangadharan Nair said that nearly 50 vacant teaching posts in the college had been filled. Permanent recruitments were made to rectify the shortage of teaching staff cited by the MCI in its report. As many as 10 full-fledged operation theatres had been shifted to the new block in compliance with the MCI requirement, he said. The other facilities set up at the medical college included central sterilisation facility, central gas pipeline, communication system, road works and hostel facilities. The power laundry installed there would be operational in a couple of days, he said. Though hospital bed occupancy rate recorded average 25 per cent decline after the introduction of O.P. and I.P. fees, the number of patients was expected to increase. The MCI insisted 80 per cent bed occupancy rate for granting the recognition.
The college MD said that the college management had dispute with the L & T Construction Company, that was entrusted the construction works, over the rates of completed worked. Stating that the L & T made inflated claims, he said that the management expected to settle the accounts through arbitration.
On the issue of the suspension of a doctor and pro-CPI(M) union leader, Dr. Gangadharan Nair said that he was found prima facie guilty of personally arranging a TV channel crew to take visuals of the hospital wards without permission while he was on duty. An impartial inquiry would be conducted, he added. The practice of the college staff signing the attendance book and participating in agitations would not be tolerated, he said.
The medical college Principal, Dr. M.R. Chandran, and the Medical Superintendent, Dr. Muthayya, were also present at the press conference.
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