AGARTALA, Sep 7 (TIWN): Hospital IT departments have an essential role to play in assisting hospital staff to manage and care for patients. These systems are so essential and ingrained into modern-day hospitals that it can literally be a matter of life or death if they stop working effectively.That why with the deteriorating situation of Health Care system in Tripura, former Health Minister Sudip Barman visited GB hospital, met MS and suggested to develop IT uses in hospitals. Also the former Health Minister pointed other loopholes of the system affecting the COVID-19 management. His visit was followed by a press conference on September 4, where he suggested Biplab Deb Govt to focus on linking IT in the hospitalization system and for betterment of the Health Services.

But the authority till now has not taken any action after his press conference. Supporting MLA Sudip Barman’s stand, today MLA Sushanta Chowdhury also visited GB hospital along with Sudip Barman and talked to the Medical superintendent. 

Talking to media after the visit, Sushanta Chowdhury said, “I support what our former Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman has said and his suggestions are worthy to be taken for the Health dept. This is also true that the situation is now going out of control. Our neighboring state Assam is far more succeeded in COVID control. Assam already has cited an example”.

Former Health Minister Sudip Barman told media, as no action has been taken even after his press conference and patients’ conditions remained pathetic in the hospital, thus he had to raise the issue again.  Barman has stressed upon IT development in the Health Sector which he already said in September 4 press meet.  

“I met GB’s MS and Doctor Subashish Das. I asked them about the mismanagement of the hospital and why people are dying and Doctors have no idea what’s going on inside. People lost trust on GB hospital already. On yesterday a pregnant woman called me, who had to bring food from 5th floor to 3rd floor and the food was also rotten”, said Barman.  

Sudip Barman also raised question, why serious, asymptomatic patients are kept together ?  

Sudip Barman further has told the Doctors that as this hospital belongs to his constituency, then if by few days, things are not changed then situation may be worsened. The hospital authority allegedly has reported MLA Sudip Barman about lack of help, cooperation from the administration. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCvrtFWvdE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1k8QJDgtQ5-hxGgy2etN1VIR0_pXWGgnSuLLiT2dkOLn0Qq7s46aTNqUE Click TIWN YouTube Link for MLA Sudip Barman's statement

Recently GB hospital, which is the main Govt hospital of Tripura suffered from 3 hours long power cut, disrupting the services. Deaths in medical negligence were reported time to time but the Health Dept under Biplab Deb has totally failed to take any relevant action on the incidents. From oxygen pipelines to food management, dead body disposal everywhere a chaos is going on but Health Dept is yet in deep sleep, neither handing over the Ministry to a deserved person. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PefgVXk4SR8&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1k8QJDgtQ5-hxGgy2etN1VIR0_pXWGgnSuLLiT2dkOLn0Qq7s46aTNqUE Click TIWN YouTube Link for MLA Sushanta Chowdhury's statement