Statesman News Service
MALDA, Nov. 17: The Malda district magistrate, Mr CR Das, today instructed the officials concerned to take stern action against the doctors of Malda District Hospital for absenteeism. The DM, who paid a surprise visit to the hospital along with other members of the district health committee, including the sabhadhipati of Malda Zilla Parishad, Mr Goutam Chakraborty, summoned the deputy chief medical officer III and instructed him to issue show cause notices to the doctors. The decision to visit the district hospital was taken yesterday at a meeting of district health committee where the peoples’ representatives lodged several complaints against the Malda district hospital authorities. Even the two civic body chiefs were critical about health services and negligence of duties of the government doctors at the Malda District Hospital. The district magistrate today visited the kitchen of the hospital from where food was being served to patients. “The district magistrate has expressed resentment watching the quantity and quality of foods for patients at the hospital,” said Dr Bidhan Mirshra, deputy CMOH-II, Malda. The DM, who collected some samples of food items for quality testing today, also issued a note to the deputy CMOH III, instructing him to give an explanation.The CMOH and other officials, next to him, were either on leave or out of station when the DM visited the hospital today.
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