HC sets up expert committee to assess medical infra in city

The Delhi high court on Tuesday constituted a committee of experts to assess the medical infrastructure of staterun hospitals in the Capital, and to propose ways for the optimisation of existing resources.

- Shruti Kakkar

The six-member panel consists of Dr SK Sarin, chancellor of ILBS; Dr Nikhil Tandon, professor and head of the department of endocrinology and metabolism at AIIMS; Dr DK Sharma, Dr RP Eye Centre, AIIMS; Dr Suresh Kumar, director, Lok Nayak hospital; Dr Piyush Gupta, professor of paediatrics and principal, University College of Medical Sciences; and Dr Deepak K Tempe, vice chancellor, ILBS. The committee was constituted taking suo motu cognisance on the availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds with ventilator facilities in Delhi government hospitals, and functioning of emergency numbers.