Senior faculty of SKIMS paying price of Covid-19 pendemic mismanagement by SKIMS adminstration

At least dozen faculty members inflected by Covid-19 virus, struggle to get even beds in SKIMS

SNS KASHMIR

Srinagar: Amid pandemic pogrom that has engulfed the entire globe and caused large scale devastation in India, at least dozen senior faculty members in the premier tertiary care institution, SKIMS  have tested positive sending alarm bells ringing.

The faculty members rued the facilities in SKIMS where even senior professors allegedly had to fend for themselves and many are being managed at their homes.

“While some are getting managed at home, others like the current chief of a major super speciality had to struggle to find a bed in the institute. They have castigated the management of COVID in SKIMS with no clear plan in place. There is a direct mixing of COVID and non-COVID cases, OPD’s are running and there is a perfect environment for the disease to spread,” sources in SKIMS said.

“Despite requests by the senior faculty, the administration managed to somehow mess the things and as a result there is a danger to the whole medical personnel resource. Director has messed the management in his ‘I know all” attitude and this has resulted in serious compromise of the working of the institute,”said a senior faculty member of SKIMS.

The faculty members furthe informed that besides the heads of departments of many departments like Anasthesia, CVTS, Pediatric Surgery, Neurology, etc, there are a countless residents who have been affected by the disease.

“No facilities exist for the staff. Our head had to struggle to find a bed and is battling for life in the IDB block” said another senior faculty member.

“The way the pandemic has been managed in this hospital has left a lot wanting. Nearly 250 patients are admitted with COVID and there are 6-10 deaths each day. But the mismanagement continues” he said.

There are allegations of serious irregularities in the procurement of various equipment and supplies by the current administration and despite lots of active vigilance cases.Nothing could have been more cruel to the people of this place who see SKIMS as the last resort of hope.