KARACHI: Major diagnostic machines at Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi CHK have been lying out of order since two years as the hospital administration was unable to get it repaired, sources at CHK told Saturday.
The important diagnostic machines of Radiology Department, CT scan and MRI, are not operational since two years. The incumbent administration was unable to get these equipment repaired.
Similarly, modern gamma camera device and angiography machine were also not functioning at Cardiology Department of CHK since one and half year. The hospital management was unable to get this costly equipment repaired.
The CHK is a Sindh’s largest teaching hospital where scores of patients are brought every day from different areas of Karachi and rest of Sindh.
The poor patients are being referred to other public and private sector hospitals due to the non-availability of diagnostic facilities. The private labs charge heavy fees for conducting diagnostics tests which are out of reach of poor patients.
Medical Superintendent, CHK, Dr Noor Muhmmad Somroo, was not available for comments.