Search Private hospitals told to stop vaccination, govt yet to launch phase 3 drive Stocks handed over to health department, those awaiting second dose worried
The Hemant Soren government has asked many private healthcare facilities across Jharkhand to stop their vaccination drive against Covid-19, putting hundreds of beneficiaries awaiting their second jab in a fix.
Owners of private hospitals in the state said on Sunday that the state government also asked them to hand over their vaccine stocks without offering any explanation for doing so.
“We were asked to stop our vaccination drive in the last week of April, and by May 5, the government also asked us to surrender all the doses of vaccine we had in stock,” said Yogesh Gambhir, the owner of Ranchi-based Raj Hospital.
Ranchi: State health minister Banna Gupta on Thursday said the government will not hesitate in taking action against those private healthcare facilities which are unwilling cooperate with the state in its fight against Covid-19. Gupta’s remarks came after representatives of a few private hospitals in Ranchi did not turn up for a high-level meeting held at the Institute of Public Health in Namkum to review the Covid-19 situation in Jharkhand despite the health minister inviting them.
“I have directed the MD of National Health Mission (NHM) to issue a show-cause notice to those who didn’t turn up for today’s meeting. I have also directed senior officials to conduct a surprise inspection of such hospitals and if they are found flouting government norms, they will be booked under the Disaster Management Act, 2005,” Gupta said after the meeting.
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The hospital managements were also asked to maintain a database of Covid-19 patients who are being admitted to their facilities.
RANCHI: Anticipating a spurt in the number of hospitalisations, the Ranchi district administration on Thursday asked private hospitals of the city to increase their Covid-19 beds.
Deputy commissioner Chhavi Ranjan met representatives of the hospitals at the Collectorate Building and also urged them to stick to tariffs which were set by the state health department in the peak of the pandemic last year. The hospital managements were also asked to maintain a database of Covid-19 patients who are being admitted to their facilities.
Private hospitals allowed to administer vaccine 24x7 Doctors say move will help once immunisation is opened to all, want bugs fixed in website
The Jharkhand government has allowed private hospitals in the state to provide vaccination facility 24x7 if they get sufficient number of registrations and have the infrastructure to run the campaign, officials heading the immunization programme in the state said on Saturday.
“A letter has been issued to all private hospitals stating that they can administer vaccines to senior citizens and middle-agers with comorbid conditions 24x7 if they get sufficient registrations,” said the state immunization Officer, Dr Ajit Prasad. “The decision has been taken to speed up the vaccination process in the state and ensure that registered beneficiaries can get the jab at any time depending on their convenience,” he added.