SWAT: The Saidu Group of teaching Hospitals( SGTH) in Swat district has suffered from a severe financial crisis and is in debt of Rs. 4 crores for medicines and Rs. 1 crore and 30 lacs for petroleum.
According to the details, due to non-supply of funds by the caretaker government, the 1160-bed Saidu group of teaching Hospitals are currently suffering from a severe financial crisis and according to sources, the caretaker government has paid only 25% of the quarterly budget to the hospital this time.
Due to the financial crisis, the difficulties of the hospital have further increased.
During load shedding, there are pitches of darkness in this largest hospital and hundreds of operations are affected due to lack of electricity, while patients in ICU, CCU and other sensitive wards are facing severe problems.
The Medical Superintendent( MS) of Saidu group of teaching Hospitals, Dr. Sharaft Ali, confirmed the financial crisis and the fact that the hospital received only 25% of its quarterly budget, and said that due to lack of funds, the hospital owed Rs. 1crore and 30 lacs in petroleum and Rs. 4 crore in medicine.
He revealed that with great difficulty House Job Doctors have ended the strike by paying the salaries of 2 months out of 4 months to the doctors.
“The house job doctors serving in the hospital had gone on strike for four months’ salaries, but later MS Dr. Sharaft Ali paid them two months by taking money from other sources.
He further said that due to the financial crisis, running the affairs of the hospital has become very difficult.
On the other hand ,Deputy Commissioner Swat Qasim Ali Khan has also taken notice in this regard and has assured to find an immediate solution to this problem.
