Alok Mandal & Ferheen Ali
Port Blair, Apr 28: The main X-Ray machine of G.B. Pant hospital is out of order since nearly last 10 days, which has left patients high and dry.
According to reports, the main X-Ray machine of G B Pant Hospital is out of order for some reasons and all patients, including the in and out patients, are being asked to get X-Ray done from Room No. 55 of OPD block.
One can find long queue infront of Room No. 55 everyday. Because of heavy pressure on Room No. 55’s X-Ray machine now every patient have to wait for nearly one hour outside the said room to get their X-Ray done and another hours to get the report from another room. Often by the time they get the report they miss the appointment with the doctor.
Adding to the plight the X-Ray machine inside Room No. 55 is also malfunctioning and staffs of the said room can be seen banging the machines 10 to 15 times to get each X-Ray done.
When Andaman Sheekha contacted the Medical Superintendent, Dr. S P Verma about the condition of machine, he informed that a letter has been sent for the repairing of the said X- Ray machine and it will soon get fixed.
He also added that there is X-Ray machines in the TB ward, and if needed patients can be sent there for X- Ray. On being asked about the bad condition of the running machine, he said that as the workload has been increased, the present machine must be showing some problems but he has assured to look into the matter and try to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
