PMSSY block at Kozhikode MCH likely to reopen by July-end
According to sources, a technical committee appointed by District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh, who is also the chairperson of the hospital development society, is examining the repair work being undertaken at the facility. Cleaning work has been ongoing in all wards, operating theatres, and the casualty section of the seven-storey building constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
The first fire outbreak had happened in the UPS room of the MRI scanning section on the ground floor on May 2, after batteries exploded one after the other. All the patients had to be evacuated to safety subsequently. The MRI unit has been repaired, and new batteries have been installed. Electrical equipment and air-conditioning on different floors are also being examined. The hospital authorities had to incur the wrath of the patients as well as the people on May 5 when another fire outbreak was reported in one of the operating theatres during an inspection. This was soon after some of the evacuated patients were readmitted to the building. The block has been temporarily closed since then. The authorities later decided to go for a complete check-up of the equipment and the electrical connections before reopening the facility again.
Meanwhile, it was reported that the electrical wing of the Public Works department (PWD) and HLL-HITES, the public sector firm that constructed the building, had highlighted gross lapses in the infrastructure and maintenance of the block. There were references to the water leakage on different floors and the congested nature of the UPS rooms.
A senior official at the hospital told The Hindu on Saturday (July 19) that the plan was to 'reopen the building at the earliest'. A trial run of the equipment and the electrical instruments was being conducted. A final decision on the reopening date would be taken by the Directorate of Medical Education in consultation with the government, he added.
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