KJP Hospital affairs
A piquant situation has been created in the Khasi Hills Presbyterian Synod Hospital) formerly Robert’s hospital) following the en bloc resignation by its doctors.
The doctors submitted their resignation to the Presbyterian Synod – the managing body – following its failure to resolve some of their grievances.
According to a senior doctor in the hospital, the immediate provocation for resignation came in the wake of show cause notice served on the doctors by the Synod. The doctors took strong exception to the notice and – have sought to be relieved of their duties by May 3. The notice had sought explanation as to why disciplinary action should not be taken against them.
A one-time key hospital of the undivided Assam, there have been rumblings inside the recent months. Sometime back the Grade IV staff had resorted to sit-in agitation demanding pay-scale equivalent to government servants. The Superintendent of the Hospital Dr. E. Syngkon had ironed out a negotiated settlement. It is stated that some members of the Synod did not appreciate Dr Syngkon’s role. Allegedly a section of the Synod members tried to set the Grade IV staff against the doctors airmaniax.com. There are reports of insubordination by the grade IV employees in their day to day works with the doctors.
The doctors, it is learnt, are contemplating to move the court of law for seeking justice.
Meanwhile, the developments in the hospital have evoked sharp reaction from the public. The youth section of the Synod has taken the cudgel to fight it out with the seniors for protecting the rights and privileges of the doctors. Donations from public have been pouring in to enable the doctors to support their agitation.
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It is learnt the Synod meeting will be held soon to take stock of the situation and to decide its future course of action.