Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that Post Graduate courses will soon commence at Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College (RKGMC), Hamirpur. He said that the State Government has approved the creation and filling of six associate professor posts and 10 assistant professor posts in key departments such as General Medicine, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia, and Radiology.
He said that the specialists form the backbone of the healthcare services in medical colleges and hospitals, therefore, it is essential to introduce these courses. Addressing the growing patient load at Dr. RKGMC, Hamirpur, the Chief Minister said that there was an urgent need to introduce Post Graduate courses in various other specialities to improve patient care and healthcare services. He said that the essentiality-cum-feasibility certificate for introducing PG courses in the departments of Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and Physiology had already been issued.
Sukhu said that the State Government has also sanctioned the creation and filling of 150 nursing personnel posts at Dr. RKGMC, Hamirpur, aiming to improve patient care and providing better working conditions for nursing staff. “The government is committed to ensuring optimal patient-to-nurse ratios, with a 1:1 ratio in ICUs, 1:2 in labour rooms, and 1:4 in antenatal general wards,” he added. The Chief Minister said that the Government is focusing on strengthening medical colleges across the state.
Over the past year, 1182 new posts of various categories have been approved for Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Tanda, district Kangra. Similar efforts are being made to ensure adequate staffing and infrastructure at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College Nahan, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College Chamba and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College & Hospital Ner Chowk Mandi to facilitate the patients.
He said that additionally, world-class medical equipment and machinery are being procured to modernize the state’s healthcare sector, ensuring that residents receive high-quality services closer to home, reducing the need to seek treatment outside the State.
