The doctors’ strike is gaining momentum with each passing day. Now doctors from major private hospitals in Delhi have also joined this protest. Doctors from major private hospitals in Delhi took part in the protest on Saturday and closed their OPD, elective surgery and IPD services. Hospitals like Sir Ganga Ram, Fortis and Apollo in Delhi closed their OPD, elective surgery and IPD services on Saturday.
Surgery reduced by 99% in AIIMS
In AIIMS Delhi, apart from resident doctors, faculty i.e. professors were also on strike on Saturday. Due to this, only 202 patients were treated in OPD, whereas on normal days 13 to 15 thousand patients come to OPD for treatment every day. According to AIIMS administration, a total of 66 operations, big and small, were done on Saturday. This is 99 percent less than normal days.
The situation is bad in OPD too
A total of 202 patients were seen in the OPD of Delhi AIIMS on Saturday, which is 99 percent less than normal days. A total of 240 patients were admitted. This number is also 90 percent less than normal days. Only 278 patients were seen in the emergency. Along with resident doctors, nurses and other staff of AIIMS, the Faculty Association also joined the strike. The faculty raised slogans in the protest march taken out from the Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium in the hospital.
He is involved in the strike in a private hospital
On Saturday, hospitals like Sir Ganga Ram, Fortis and Apollo shut their OPD, elective surgery and IPD services. Dr Ajay Swaroop, chairman of the management board of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said, “We have announced a complete shutdown of OPD, elective OT and IPD work. We will continue to support the agitation until concrete changes are made to address the safety concerns of doctors and staff.”
What did the doctors of private hospitals say?
Fortis Hospital said- We are deeply saddened by the incident in Kolkata. We stand in solidarity with the medical community. According to Apollo Hospital sources, Apollo has also joined the protest. OPD is closed in the hospital and only emergency services are being provided.
Students also jumped in support
Students from many colleges of Delhi and others also joined the doctors’ protest march in Delhi. Students of JNU also participated in this. On the call of Federation of All India Medical Association (FEMA), doctors working in the hospitals of the capital took out a protest march from Lady Harding Medical College to Jantar Mantar on Saturday. Doctors of private hospitals also protested by wearing black bands.
