Low quality food in District Headquarters Hospital, CDMO responds

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Sambalpur: Patients at Sambalpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) are concerned about the poor quality of food being served. There are complaints that the dalma lacks an essential ingredient: dal. Despite extensive searching, patients could only find boiled pumpkin and a few potatoes. The cooks added boiled rice to the egg curry, which created an unexpected twist. They did not fry the eggs properly, resulting in many of them getting broken and wasted. The staff prepared the milk porridge, which was supposed to be nutritious, with mostly water and little to no actual milk, making it look like white water.

Long-term complaints about food persist

Reports of substandard food at the DHH have been around for some time, and many are calling for an investigation. The cooks added boiled rice to the egg curry, which was an unexpected twist. They undercooked the eggs, causing many to break and go to waste. The staff prepared the supposedly nutritious milk porridge with mostly water and little to no actual milk, making it taste like white water. However, patients and their families often question the quality of the meals on the diet plan, with the most recent meal raising new concerns.

Meals Missing Key Ingredients

On Wednesday, patients were given rice, dalma and egg curry. However, the dalma contained only boiled pumpkin and potatoes, with no dal, leaving patients searching in vain for the missing ingredient. According to the waiter, the dal in the mixture had been boiled and ground, making it invisible. A relative of a patient expressed his frustration, saying, “This food is difficult to eat. Instead of nutritious meals, we are given something unappealing and inappropriate for patients.”

Unsatisfactory food quality forces patients to bring food from outside

A relative of another patient reported that they have been bringing food from outside for the past three days as the food served in the hospital is bland. “If healthy people find it difficult to eat, how can patients?” asked the frustrated relative. They even compared the hospital food with that of ‘Aahar’, a government initiative, and found that ‘Aahar’ meals were much tastier and enjoyable.

Response and investigation from authorities promised

Despite these complaints, Assistant District Medical Officer (ADMO) Alekh Mahapatra has not issued an official statement on the issue. However, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Sujata Rani Mishra assured that the hospital has committed the catering organisation in charge to provide nutritious food to patients. With 176 beds, DHH is treating more patients than its official capacity and the government is providing funds to ensure nutritious meals. She promised that the hospital would look into the adequacy of the food served. “We are cooking meals with less oil and spices, as per health guidelines, and if the kitchen staff does not follow these guidelines, we will take action after conducting a proper investigation,” Mishra said.

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