25-05-2025
‘Ailing' Rims need immediate treatment, say patients & docs
Ranchi: Patients, attendants and in-house doctors complain of several infrastructure challenges plaguing the the state's one of the largest govt-run healthcare facilities, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims).
From defunct water coolers across multiple spots inside the hospital, damaged floors and roof, clogged washrooms, to rusted and broken railings along the steps, the hospital is battling a number of issues. The hospital serves approximately 2,500 patients every day.
Patients and staff alike have raised concerns over the unmanaged infrastructure of the premier institution across several wards and outpatient and inpatient departments.
Sikander Ali, an attendant with a patient from Giridih, said that they were struggling for basic facilities in the hospital for the last week since the patient was admitted to the ophthalmology department. "Patients from rural areas come here expecting better facilities. But here we could not even avail of free drinking water. Almost all the water coolers on the hospital premises are broken. We have to purchase water from outside the hospital," Ali added.
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Near the ophthalmology department of Rims, the railings of the stairs have been lying broken for the past six months, doctors there on condition of anonymity told TOI. "Not only near our department, the rusted railings pose risks to everybody. We have informed the authorities, but the problem persists," a junior doctor said.
Damaged floors in the hospital's neurosurgery, burn wards, and various other places are also causes for concern.
Transporting patients in wheelchairs become a problem, staff complain. The damaged roofs also pose safety concern as well, especially during the rainy season.
"It feels like we are getting treated in some makeshift doctor's chamber. At any moment, any of the roofs can leak. It would not be a matter of shock if a roof caves in and claims lives," said Satish Oraon, a patient from Ramgarh district.
When TOI contacted Rims director, Dr Raj Kumar, to know the authority's stance on addressing the ongoing infrastructural shortcomings, the director said, "There are a lot of infrastructural lapses in Rims.
However, we are taking measures to address these. The govt has already been informed about the condition of the buildings and other infrastructures. The damaged portions will be repaired phase-wise as per govt direction.
Meanwhile, the hospital authority is also trying to solve some of the issues within our capacity."
Dr Kumar said, "We recently bought machines and other equipment at a cost of around Rs 51 crore. Another proposal of equipment costing around Rs 87 crore is in the pipeline."
