Civil surgeon urges Nashik Municipal Corporation to provide primary care in civic hospitals
The hospital is primarily meant to treat patients coming in from 15 talukas and even from neighbouring districts.
The civil surgeon pointed out that there are referrals from the corporation hospitals for ailments that can be handled there. Even beggars, homeless people, and others are sent to the Civil Hospital for treatment.
"We will not say no to anybody seeking treatment here. However, it has to be noted that we receive funds from the state and district for medicines in proportion to the population of the district.
We are treating patients from Palghar, Dhule, and Ahilyanagar districts as well. The number of patients from Nashik city, which has separate funds for medicine, should be handled by NMC hospitals," said Shinde.
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he Civil Hospital caters to over 4 lakh patients annually. Shinde also noted that beggars, homeless people, and destitutes often arrive at the Civil Hospital, most of them without any primary treatment.
The NMC health authorities, however, said the number of direct referrals from the NMC hospitals is relatively low. "It could be the case that people from all sides of the city find the Civil Hospital more accessible and, therefore, the patients, even without coming to the NMC establishments, directly go to that hospital. We have good hospitals, like the ones at Nashik Road, Indira Gandhi Hospital at Panchavati, and at Satpur.
Patients are referred only in very serious cases," an officer said.
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