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Time of India
6 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
E S'bhum readies isolation wards to tackle Covid cases
1 2 Jamshedpur: Anticipating a surge in Covid 19 cases which might require hospitalisation, the East Singhbhum health department has begun readying dedicated wards in two govt owned hospitals in the city. Officials here on Saturday said a 10-bed Covid 19 ward has been set up at Jamshedpur sadar hospital. That apart, another 16 beds have been reserved as a Covid 19 isolation ward in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH). "The 16 bedded ward is being readied at the old building in Sakchi, where beds are equipped with oxygen. The oxygen plant at our facility is also working," Dr Diwakar Hansda, principal of MGMMCH, said. "That apart, mock drill to check the readiness of pressure swing absorption (PSA) oxygen plants across govt hospitals across the district, including sadar hospital, MGMMCH, Ghatshila sub-divisional hospital and Chakulia govt hospital, were carried out on Saturday," East Singhbhum civil surgeon Dr said. Pall said drill was part of the exercise to put the system and the officials on the ready mode. "We have identified some lacking in the response system which would be addressed shortly," he said, but did not divulge further details. Pall said private hospitals were asked to keep a ward ready for the Covid patients and make sure that all necessary facilities for the treatment are in place. The hospitals have been asked to immediately report to the district integrated disease surveillance cell about suspected cases so that tests could be done without delays. The department has also asked the healthcare centres to put up posters at the OPDs to create awareness. Meanwhile, a Kadma based couple, who tested positive in RAT test earlier, tested negative in the RT-PCR test, which was done at MGMMCH on Saturday, Pall said.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
‘Shift to new MGM campus almost over'
Jamshedpur: The shifting process of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) is almost over with the offices of the hospital superintendent, his deputy, and heads of department reporting from the new on-campus building at Dimna on Monday. The outpatient departments (OPD) of heart, paediatric, burn, eye, skin, ENT, and general medicine have shifted. "Given that some of the departments are in the process of shifting, the superintendent and I are rotating ourselves, devoting equal time at the old and new buildings so that people don't face problem in approaching us in the event of urgency," said deputy superintendent Nakul Chaudhary. He further said that in the next week, the gynaecology, orthopaedic, and surgery departments will be shifted to the new building, and subsequent to that, the emergency department will be shifted. "In about two weeks, all the departments will be shifted to the new building," he said. The exercise to shift the entire healthcare services departments to the on-campus building witnessed a pace-up following the tragic incident on May 3, in which four people, including three patients, died after the balcony of the medicine block collapsed. The multi-storey healthcare building is designed to provide consultancy and treatment at 12 departments. The state govt built the 851-bed capacity hospital at a cost of Rs 376 crore.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Time of India
1 killed as portion of abandoned quarter porch collapses in JSR
Jamshedpur: A 28-year-old labourer died, while his wife was injured when they were clearing debris from a dilapidated building, a portion of which collapsed on the duo, in the Sido Kanhu basti area under Burmamines police station on Sunday. The couple, along with three others, were removing bricks from the abandoned workers' quarter of a private company when a portion of the structure caved in, the police said. "The male labourer, Mohamed Munna, was injured when the bricks fell on him. He was taken to MGM hospital but died on the way," said Burmamines police station in-charge, Dilip Yadav. His wife, Shazia Parveen (25), suffered minor injuries. No other labourer came under the debris. The labourers were hired by a private contractor to dismantle the abandoned quarter in an "unauthorised manner". Police found that the work was being done without necessary safety measures in place. The OC said tthe matter was being probed to ascertain the cause of the collapse of the four died after a balcony collapsed at MGMMCH in Sakchi. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Time of India
Two killed by dumper near Mango bridge
Jamshedpur: Two persons on a bike were mowed by a speeding dumper near Jai Prakash Setu (Mango bridge) on Sunday. The deceased are Subedar Prasad (50) and Rohit Soren (42). Residents of Panchwatinagar in Sonari, the two men were returning home from their workplace in Mango when they met with the accident. Pedestrians and local residents rushed them to MGMMCH, but they died on way to the hospital. Sakchi police station in-charge, Anand Mishra, said that the driver sped away with the vehicle after the accident."CCTVs on the stretch are being scanned to identify the vehicle. The bodies were sent to MGMMCH for autopsy, and further investigation is on," he said. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
MGM balcony collapse toll touches four
Jamshedpur: The death toll in the May 3 Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) balcony collapse incident touched four. A resident of Seraikela Kharsawan, Renuka Devi (72), who was undergoing treatment at the critical care unit of the Tata Main Hospital , succumbed to her injuries on Friday. She was at the medicine ward attending to her son, Srichand Tanti (50), when the balcony on the third floor collapsed on the second. A patient, Sunil Kumar (57), is admitted at the MGMMCH at the bodies of three patients — Tanti, Lukas Simon Tirkey (61), and David Johnson (75) — were recovered from the minister Ifran Ansari has announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for the kin of the deceased. The district administration would ensure that the victims' family members get the ex gratia, said principal Dr Diwakar Hansda said, "The eye, ENT, and dermatology departments would be shifted from the Sakchi building to the 851-bed hospital at Dimna by May 15 in the first stage. Subsequently, the remaining departments would be shifted in phases."Jamshedpur (West) MLA Saryu Roy advised the hospital authorities to first ensure the availability of water at the Dimna campus before shifting all the departments. With 10 deep borewells on the college campus, the new hospital is sourcing 2.5 lakh litres of water daily, whereas the requirement is over 5 lakh litres of water daily, said hospital sources.
