LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday paid a surprise visit to a District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Sheikhupura without any protocol and reviewed facilities being provided to patients.
He visited different wards of the hospital and asked the patients and their attendants about the treatment facilities. On the occasion, he said that resources worth billions of rupees were being provided every year to ensure provision of free medicines to the people in all government hospitals.
On complaints of the patients, the chief minister issued directives for better treatment and also announced financial assistance for some poor patients. He ordered free of cost treatment of an orphan child, suffering from bone disease, and announced that the government would look after the child.
He said that doctors, nurses and paramedical staff should do their best for providing best treatment facilities to the patients. He also ordered for improving cleanliness conditions in the hospital and also expressed his displeasure at the Sheikhupura DCO not visiting the hospital regularly.
He said that there should be no such complaint in future and he should regularly visit the hospital and help solve problems there. He directed the DCO to present a report after checking the stock in the medical store. He ordered shifting the patients with serious ailments to different hospitals in Lahore.
– CM to meet senior doctors –
Talking to the media, the chief minister said that in the fiscal year 2016-17, record funds have been allocated to upgrade all DHQ hospitals of Punjab and CT Scan machines would be provided in all district headquarters hospitals. To a question, he said that he would soon meet the senior doctors and problems of doctors would be solved through talks.
During his visit to Sasta Ramzan Bazaar, he checked the quality and prices of essential items including vegetables, fruits, pulses, etc. The buyers expressed their satisfaction on provision of quality products at low rates. He told people that the government had given a historic Ramazan Package worth billions of rupees to provide relief to the common man.