Nursing home has captive life. The state government has failed to provide basic health service to the poor.
The state government is undertaking many schemes and projects to provide health service to the common man. The government is spending huge amount of money for this too. But these health services are not available in many regions. Particularly shortage of doctors has created hurdles to avail health service. But as the government is not giving proper attention to these problems, health service in district like Jharsuguda is disastrous.
Recently, a pregnant woman namely Soudamni Pradhan of Charbhati, Brajarajnagar reached the town hospital of Jharsuguda. But she was not admitted in the hospital as the anesthesiologist was not available. The patient was suggested to get admit at Burla hospital. But they do not have resources to go to Burla. Then they finally got admitted at a private nursing home of Jharsuguda. After the operation, the girl child was found with a tumor on her back. Again the doctor referred the couple to take the child to Cuttack medical for further treatment. They arranged some rupees 10 thousands and went to Cuttack. Doctors of Cuttack medical sent back the child saying, operation of the child at that stage is not possible. Now again both the mother and the child are admitted in the same private nursing home of Jharsuguda.
Now at the time of discharge from the nursing home, they need some 25 thousands to pay the bills. But they don’t have money for medical expenses.
If the mother would have admitted in the government hospital then she could have avail the government facilities according to different schemes. But now she cannot get facilities of any government scheme.
Contacting to Damayanti Sahu, the Chief District Medical Officer of Jharsuguda says, as we don’t have anesthesiologist here, we are referring such cases to Burla. If she would have admitted at Burla then she could have avail the government facilities according to the schemes. But now she cannot.
Such cases are happening regularly and many poor people are deprived from government health service properly due to lack of staff.