Chief Minister Punjab along with the Provincial Cabinet remained busy in his public service mission even on the Iqbal Day public holiday. CM Mohsin Naqvi along with the Provincial Ministers conducted a five hours marathon visit of three hospitals, New Internees Hostel and Shahdara flyovers project.
CM inspected the finishing work of Shahdara flyovers project and reviewed ongoing work on the bridges.CM stated that InshaAllah Shahdara flyovers will be opened for traffic before 20th November. CM directed to do extensive plantation on the surrounding roads of the project.CM also visited Government Teaching Hospital Shahdara, Mayo Hospital, New Internees Hostel,emergency upgradation project, ENT Tower and Lady Aitchison Hospital.The MS of Shahdara Hospital was absent from his duty and few patients were nebulising themselves on their own without a mask on which CM expressed his indignation and ordered to provide masks to the patients.
The women complained about misbehaviour showed by the hospital guards. CM by taking a prompt notice ordered to take immediate action against the hospital guards.Mohsin Naqvi reviewed treatment facilities in the Shahdara Hospital and inspected emergency ward, child ward,lab and the pharmacy. CM also inquired after the dengue patients and checked the record of medicines in the pharmacy.
CM directed to improve treatment facilities for the dengue patients.CM also reviewed progress being made on the emergency block upgradation work of Mayo Hospital and stated that InshaAllah upgradation work will be completed by 31st December and the emergency block will be made functional CM inspected the CT Scan machine shut down since 2017 and ordered to make CT Scan machine functional by December. CM stated that shutting down of a CT Scan machine for 6 years amounts to a serious negligence. CM directed Secretary Health to take prompt measures in order to make functional CT Scan machine. CM went to all the four floors of the emergency block and monitored the construction work. CM expressed his grave concern over the new Internees Hostel especially over the pathetic condition of washrooms. CM also inspected the hostel rooms and sought the Hostel upgradation plan.
CM assigned a task to the committee for the Hostel upgradation. CM also visited the Mayo Hospital Ghari ward, ENT ward of Mayo Hospital. The Ghari ward was constructed in 1871 located in the old building of Mayo Hospital. CM directed to upgrade the ENT ward. CM also visited the 8-storeyed eye disease institute and went to its every floor. CM went to different wards and there were empty beds on few wards and no patient was present.
