JALANDHAR
To bolster healthcare infrastructure and surveillance systems for communicable and non-communicable diseases, an integrated public health lab will be established in the precincts of the Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Civil Hospital.
Finalizing the location for the integrated public health lab, Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal said that the lab would provide comprehensive services including infectious disease diagnostics along with microbiology, virology, and pathology, all combined under one roof.
The Deputy Commissioner took stock of various sites in the civil hospital and finalized a location near the mortuary. He asked the Public Works Department Executive Engineer BS Tuli and civil hospital officials to prepare a proposal along with designs so that the file could be forwarded to the government for funds. He said that IPHL would offer accurate and timely data for analysis, research, information, and policy decisions to detect and prevent health hazards in real time.
Besides, the Deputy Commissioner also took stock of the progress of the upcoming 100-bed five-storey critical care unit (CCU) to be constructed at the existing Civil Surgeon Office and said the construction work would commence soon.
He also asked the PWD department to preserve the trees as much as possible during the execution of the projects.
Later, Sarangal also visited the civil hospital and inspected the emergency and reception counter areas. He asked the PWD department to explore the possibilities of constructing multi-level parking for the hospitals’ staff and visitors to decongest the outer area of the hospital.
He said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was committed to boosting the health infrastructure of the government hospitals to provide quality medical services to the people.
Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included ADC (G) Dr. Amit Mahajan, SDM Gursimran Singh, civil surgeon Dr. Raman Sharma, Medical Superintendent Dr Geeta, DMC Dr. Jyoti Sharma, DIO Dr. Rakesh Chopra, Dr Satinder Bajaj, Dr. Gurmeet Lal, officials from Punjab Health System Corporation and Architecture Department.