NORTHERN COMMAND HOSPITAL BAGS RAKSHA MANTRI'S
TROPHY FOR BEST COMMAND HOSPITAL
The Defence Minister
Shri George Fernandes gave away the Raksha Mantri’s Running Trophy
for the Best Command Hospital to Command Hospital, Northern Command
here today. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Fernandes lauded the
selfless service rendered by service hospitals in the fields of
advanced medical treatment and effective patient care. The minister
further added that the functioning of these hospitals during disaster
management such as the super cyclone in Orissa and the earthquake
in Gujarat is a testimony to their efficiency.
Earlier addressing
the function, the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services,
Lt Gen Shahi stated that medical units are being trained in disaster
management to contain nuclear, biological and chemical warfare
threats. He further said that recently a seventy-five bedded hospital
was set up just below the Siachen Glacier (MAC HUNDER) which houses
state-of-the-art decompression chamber, central heating, a large
operation theatre and an advanced medical ward catering to the
needs of the troops as well as locals. The hospital was constructed
in a record five months he added.
The Running Raksha
Mantri’s Trophy for Best Command Hospital comes alongwith a cash
award of two lakh. This trophy was instituted in 1989 by Shri
KC Pant the then Defence Minister and awarded to the best hospital
amongst Command Hospitals of Army and equivalent status hospitals
of Navy and Air Force. The award is given in recognition of the
efforts made by the respective hospitals in the field of better
effective patient care, innovation if any and also to motivate
them to further improve the functioning and to inspire the staff
to face any challenge.
