Balurghat Dist Hosp Grapples With Acute Shortage of Doctors

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- PINAK PANI CHOWDHURY

BALURGHAT: The Balurghat District Hospital is grappling with an acute shortage of doctors. Out of 18 doctors who joined in June under a two-year service bond, four have already tendered resignation letters, while one had earlier left and another is on prolonged leave. The resigning doctors include specialists from medicine, pediatrics, ENT and physiotherapy, raising concerns of service disruptions in those departments.

Currently, the hospital functions with only about 60 doctors, though the sanctioned strength is over 100. This shortfall has forced a limited number of physicians to handle OPD, emergency and ward duties simultaneously, often leading to patient complaints about delayed services.