No stock of stents, accessories at cath lab
TNN | Updated: Dec 27, 2017, 23:53 IST
Thiruvananthapuram: The functioning of the cath lab at the Medical College Hospital here has been almost stalled with stents and other accessories running out of stock.
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The TOI had reported about the stoppage of supply of stents, pacemakers and other accessories to the MCH since the hospital authorities had not cleared their dues of Rs 15.42 crore to the distributors. The distribution has been stopped since December 15 and the cath lab has been functioning with existing stock.
However, reports are that the existing stock of stents and accessories got exhausted by Wednesday and there will be no more angioplasties and angiograms from Thursday. But the hospital authorities are not ready to accept this and said only two angioplasties were scheduled on Wednesday and were performed.
At the same time the medical superintendent at the hospital made it clear that Rs 3 crore has been sanctioned to the distributors and the remaining fund will be issued at the earliest. "The reports that the angioplasties have been stopped are baseless. We have performed nine angiograms and two angioplasties today. We have also asked the distributors to supply the stents and other accessories and has assured them that the remaining dues will be cleared as soon as the fund is sanctioned," said Dr M S Sharmad, medical superintendent.
But the distributors have made it clear that they are yet to receive the amount and hence no decision has been taken on resuming the distribution. "We have stopped the distribution since our repeated requests for clearing the dues were not heard by the hospital authorities," said Rajeesh Raghavan distributor of pacemakers to the cath labs of MCHs in the state. TNN
TNN | Updated: Dec 27, 2017, 23:53 IST
Thiruvananthapuram: The functioning of the cath lab at the Medical College Hospital here has been almost stalled with stents and other accessories running out of stock.
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The TOI had reported about the stoppage of supply of stents, pacemakers and other accessories to the MCH since the hospital authorities had not cleared their dues of Rs 15.42 crore to the distributors. The distribution has been stopped since December 15 and the cath lab has been functioning with existing stock.
However, reports are that the existing stock of stents and accessories got exhausted by Wednesday and there will be no more angioplasties and angiograms from Thursday. But the hospital authorities are not ready to accept this and said only two angioplasties were scheduled on Wednesday and were performed.
At the same time the medical superintendent at the hospital made it clear that Rs 3 crore has been sanctioned to the distributors and the remaining fund will be issued at the earliest. "The reports that the angioplasties have been stopped are baseless. We have performed nine angiograms and two angioplasties today. We have also asked the distributors to supply the stents and other accessories and has assured them that the remaining dues will be cleared as soon as the fund is sanctioned," said Dr M S Sharmad, medical superintendent.
But the distributors have made it clear that they are yet to receive the amount and hence no decision has been taken on resuming the distribution. "We have stopped the distribution since our repeated requests for clearing the dues were not heard by the hospital authorities," said Rajeesh Raghavan distributor of pacemakers to the cath labs of MCHs in the state. TNN
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