Health Department seals ‘sections’ of Al-Amin nursing home in Srinagar

Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir Health Department on Friday sealed “various sections of unregistered” Al-Amin nursing home in Srinagar.
According to a statement issued by the health department, an inspection team was headed by health officers to Al Amin Nursing Home in Srinagar. “It was observed that the hospital is unregistered and has many deficiencies like unregistered USG Section, unregistered pharmacy, no proper segregation of bio-medical waste, invalid labour registration, improper office records regarding staff and remuneration etc. paid to them. Moreover Operation Theatre, Laboratory and Labour Room was not up to the mark,” read the statement from health department.
The various sections have been sealed already, while directions have been given to the authorities to shift the admitted patients at the earliest, so that building will be sealed completely, said the statement.