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Hindustan Times
13-06-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Warning letter issued to Aundh District Hospital over lapses during surprise inspection by health dept
The Pune district civil surgeon has issued a stern warning letter to Aundh District Hospital (ADH) staff after several lapses were found during a surprise inspection conducted by the health department. The hospital staff have been warned of severe disciplinary action and pay cuts in case of violation of rules, said officials. According to the officials, the deputy director of health services, Dr Radhakishan Pawar conducted a surprise visit to inspect healthcare services at the ADH on May 30. During the visit, Dr Pawar expressed displeasure regarding the condition of the hospital wards and toilets. The wards and toilets were reportedly found filthy despite a large number of staff working at the hospital. Besides, the staff on duty were not in uniform and were absconding during duty hours. Following this, Dr Nagnath Yempalay, Pune district civil surgeon, on June 10 issued a warning letter stating strict disciplinary action and a pay cut against errant staff found at fault. The ADH staff have been ordered to mark attendance using the Aadhar-based biometric face machine. In case of failure, no salaries will be paid, read the letter. Dr Yempalay, said, 'The sanitation staff have been asked to make sure the toilets and wards are cleaned daily by the respective staff. If they are found unclean, the salary for that day will not be paid to the concerned employee. Additionally, class IV employees who do not wear the uniform while on duty daily will not be paid the washing allowance in their salary from May 2025 onwards.' Dr Pawar, said, during the inspection, several staff were not in uniform and were without ID cards, which confused if they were staff or visitors to the hospital. 'Orders have been given to take strict action,' he said.
Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Pune district gets its first geriatric unit with OPD services & 10 beds for elderly care
In a first-of-its-kind initiative of the public health department, a dedicated geriatric unit for the elderly has been set up at Aundh District Hospital (ADH), Pune, which is scheduled to be inaugurated next month. This is the only centre in Pune district developed under the National Programme for Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE), a ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) scheme for provision of comprehensive healthcare services to the elderly, officials said. According to officials, the unit has been developed within the district hospital campus. The work is at the end-stage and currently, minor electrical work and painting is in progress. The unit will have a geriatric clinic with regular dedicated outpatient department (OPD) services for the elderly and a 10-bed geriatric ward for in-patient care. Facilities will be made available for laboratory investigations for the diagnosis and provision of medicines for geriatric medical and health problems. Existing specialties such as General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology and ENT among others will be provided. The health department is also in talks with private organisation/s to set up additional services at the unit, free-of-cost, officials said. The geriatric unit will provide services to elderly patients referred by primary health centres and similar facilities in the district. Besides, health camps for geriatric patients will be held by the unit in the district. Dr Nagnath Yempalle, Pune district civil surgeon and head of ADH, said that in the past few years, there has been a rise in the number and proportion of the geriatric population. 'The unit has been developed as per the directions of the MoHFW to provide a comprehensive health care setup completely dedicated to the elderly. The services are designed to provide preventive, curative and rehabilitative services to geriatric patients,' he said. Dr Yempalle further said that the unit is the need of the hour considering the surge in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and social care required by the elderly. 'Disabilities due to NCDs are common in the elderly, which affect mobility, compromising the ability to carry out day-to-day activities. Besides, we will soon write to the director's office requesting additional dedicated staff for the unit,' he said.
