Odisha Cautions Against Patient Handling By Non-Health Personnel In Govt Facilities

The Odisha government on Thursday asked the authorities at all major State-run healthcare facilities to ensure that non-health personnel are not allowed to attend patients admitted to hospitals at any cost.

Rourkela Govt Hospital

The Odisha government on Thursday asked the authorities at all major State-run healthcare facilities to ensure that non-health personnel are not allowed to attend patients admitted to hospitals at any cost.

In a letter to Director, Capital Hospital (Bhubaneswar), RGH (Rourkela), CDMs/PHOs, and superintendents of all government MCHs, the State Health and Family Welfare Department has instructed the officials to ensure that patients coming to the facilities are treated or attended to only by designated healthcare personnel.