PG courses to soon commence at Hamirpur Government Medical College: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 23 : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that the Post Graduate courses will soon commence at Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College (RKGMC) in Hamirpur.
Chief Minister Sukhu further said, the state government had approved to fill the six posts for associate professor posts and ten posts for assistant professor in key departments, including General Medicine, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia, and Radiology. He then stated that the specialists form the backbone of the healthcare services in medical colleges and hospitals, therefore, it is essential to introduce these courses.
With a number of patients at Dr. RKGMC in Hamirpur, CM Sukhu said that there was an urgent need to introduce Post Graduate courses in various other specialities to improve patient and health care services. Additionally, he said that the essentiality-cum-feasibility certificate for introducing PG courses in the departments of Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and Physiology had already been issued.
Himachal Pradesh CM further mentioned that the state government also sanctioned to fill the posts for 150 nursing personnel at Dr. RKGMC. This would improve patient care and would provide better working conditions for nursing staff.
"The government is committed to ensure optimal patient-to-nurse ratios, with 1:1 ratio in ICUs, 1:2 in labour rooms, and 1:4 in antenatal general wards," he added.
The Chief Minister said that the government is focused on strengthening medical colleges across the state. Over the past year, 1182 new posts for various categories have been approved for Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) in Shimla and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College in Tanda, district Kangra. Similar efforts are being made to ensure adequate staffing and infrastructure at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College Nahan, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College Chamba and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College and Hospital Ner Chowk Mandi to facilitate the patients.
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu further said, the world-class medical equipment and machinery are being procured to modernize the state's healthcare sector, ensuring that residents receive high-quality services closer to home, reducing the need to seek treatment outside the state.