Lok Sabha Question No. 4946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: ESIC Hospital, Jhilmil
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4946 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## ESIC HOSPITAL, JHILMIL

## 4946. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether  private  hospitals  have  been  empanelled  by  the  Employee  State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital, Jhilmil;
- (b)if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)the details of the number of cases which have been referred by the ESIC Hospital,  Jhilmil  to  its  private  empanelled  hospitals  for  treatment  of various diseases during the last four years and the current year, hospitalwise and disease-wise along with the funds released by the ESIC Hospital, Jhilmil to these empanelled hospitals;
- (d)whether there has been a shortage of staff and medical officers including other facilities in the ESIC Hospital, Jhilmil and if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor along with the steps taken/being taken to meet this shortage; and
- (e)the  details  of  the  selection  criteria  adopted  by  ESIC  Hospital,  Jhilmil  to empanel these hospitals?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  There  are  20 hospitals empanelled  by ESIC Hospital,  Jhilmil  for  secondary  Medical  Services  to  avoid  inconvenience  to ESI beneficiaries.

To provide better facilities to the beneficiaries in the absence of Super Specialty, Specialty services in ESIC Hospital Jhilmil,   Private/Public Hospitals/Diagnostic Centres are being empanelled as per ESIC provisions.

These facilities were not available at ESIC Hospital, Jhilmil level or inadequate as per the requirement of the patients in terms of manpower, infrastructure and unavailability of bed in Intensive Care Unit after full bed occupancy in ICU.

- (c): The  information  is  being  collected  from  ESIC  Hospital,  Jhilmil and will be laid on the table of the House.
- (d): ESIC Hospital, Jhilmil, in general, have all the medical facilities covered  under  primary  and  secondary  care  services  along  with  required doctors and other staff.

Further, shortage/attrition of medical manpower is a continuous process and is   controlled through various initiative, including following:-

- (i) 40% of the sanctioned posts under the GDMO sub cadre in ESIC Hospitals are  being  filled  with  Senior  Residents  by  Medical  Superintendents  at  local level, if required.
- (ii)  In  addition,  10  Senior  Residents  posts  per  100  beds  have  also  been sanctioned over and above the sanctioned post of GDMOs.  These are also filled by Medical Superintendents locally.
- (iii)  The  Medical  Superintendents  have  been  authorized  to  recruit  super specialist and specialists on contract basis till regular incumbents become available.
- (iv) Medical Superintendents of ESIC hospitals have also been authorized to engage,  under  certain  situations,  Nursing  &  Paramedical  staff  through agencies on short term basis.
- (v) Process for recruitment of Nursing & Paramedical staff on regular basis has been initiated.

In  order  to  meet  any  shortage  of  medical  services,  including super speciality treatment services, the same is made available through tieup arrangement.

Simultaneously,  efforts  are  made  on  a  continuous  basis  to establish required newer medical services in the hospital.

- (e): For empanelment with private hospitals, ESIC Hospital, Jhilmil follows the criteria for empanelment as per ESIC Operational Manual, 2015.

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