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To Study the Equipment Management at District Hospital Leh:A Descriptive Study

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  • Dr Yangchen Dolma, Dr Rinchen Angmo ,Taha Ayub Senior Resident, Government Medical college Srinagar,Medical Officer,1,3 Sonam Norbu Memorial Hospital Leh Ladakh2

Abstract

The era of high technology and competitive world along with increasing expectation of patient and customer satisfaction demand many changes in the type of equipment for providing quality care in hospitals. Equipment maintenance is one of the essential component of any health care facility. All health care organization need to implement a maintenance programme for equipment since lots of budget is spent on equipment procurement and poor maintenance could lead to more breakdown and may affect the work output of a health facility. Besides, it is a very costly investment if proper maintenance especially of highly sophisticated equipment like CT Scan, MRI, Ultrasonography, X Ray etc is not done. Medical devices or equipments are being used to support patient care in every health set up. The devices in use should be safe , reliable and operational to provide the optimum level of service. According to WHO , the life of equipment can be extended by 10 years by proper equipment maintenance. 1 As per a report, 30% to 63% of Rs 10,000/ crore worth of existing medical equipment in public health facilities across all states in India is dysfunctional.2

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Journal

International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention

Volume (Issue)

4 (8)

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Published

2017-08-22

How to Cite

To Study the Equipment Management at District Hospital Leh:A Descriptive Study. (2017). International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention, 4(8). https://doi.org/10.18535/ijmsci/v4i8.10

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