I want SKIMS to be in proper shape to serve public purpose: Prof Saifuddin Soz

Former Union Minister Prof Saifuddin Soz on Thursday said government intervention was required to improve the functioning of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar.

“While the doctors working with the Director SKIMS discharge their duties in right earnest, the hospital lacks the punch that would make it a satisfactory situation for patients,” he said in a media statement.

“I have proposed to Mr. Atal Dulloo, Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education to hold a comprehensive meeting with the faculty and appreciate the difficulties there. It is really unfortunate that small financial shortcomings render the general run of patients dissatisfied, bringing the efficacy of the entire system into question,” he added.

“I have known it through credible sources that while a patient is admitted for immediate attention, the attendant has to purchase medicines from the market. This kind of situation brings bad name to the hospital, although the doctors are eager to treat patients properly. The least that is required to be done is that the J&K Financial Commissioner Mr. Atal Dulloo takes a meeting with the faculty there and sorts out small and big problems for resolution. I have a feeling that with a little more attention, things can improve for good. The sooner J&K Govt. takes action, the better for SKIMS,” he said.