Doctors forced to treat patients outside hospital building due to lack of basic facilities

Doctors have been working in pathetic conditions in ESI hospital, Rohini of the national capital. They say that doctors don't even have washrooms and they have to go out to use the facility.

New Delhi: Doctors dealing with the coronavirus patients at the ESI Hospital in Rohini here have complained of mismanagement, alleging that there has been a problem of cleanliness and non-availability basic amenities such as washrooms, restrooms and even wards where patients could be treated.

This has forced them to test the patients in the open.

"We work for long hours with PPE kit on and one has to go out for basic facilities like washrooms. We don't even have a restroom where doctors can have their meals," resident doctor Shashank told ETV Bharat here.

He said complaints have been made to all concerned time and again but there has been no action.

The doctor said that they have shifted their beds in the open and sit outside the building with their chairs and tables to check and treat the patients.

There have been reports of similar nature from other hospitals too in the city-state and the union government has stepped up efforts along with the local government to deal with the problems that are being reported from different hospitals in view of the increasing number of the coronavirus infected people.