JALANDHAR
With an aim to further improve the medical services delivery and basic requirements at Aam Aadmi Clinics (AACs) across the district, Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal has appointed various officials to personally visit and review the facilities in each of the AACs.
A total of 55 AACs have been operating in various areas of the Jalandhar.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the officials appointed would have to submit a comprehensive report by August 28 after reviewing the treatment facilities as well as basic requirements for patients so that any shortcomings to be removed immediately.
These officials have been asked to check the availability of Doctors/ Medical staff / Nurses medicines etc. Besides that the status of payment of electricity and sewerage bills or any pendency, receiving lab reports in a given time frame of 24/48/72 hours, cleanliness in premises especially in the washrooms or availability of clean drinking water and average daily OPD for the last three months.
The officials who were deputed to visit the AACs across the district included ADCs, SDMs, Tehsildars, Naib Tehsildars, BDPOs, etc. who have been also instructed to make direct contact with patients coming for medical facilities for the spot feedback to further improve the treatment facilities.
It may also be mentioned here that the district has 55 AACs, out of that 17 new were operationalized on August 14, enhancing the tally to 55 against the earlier one of 38.