Mumbai: BMC to launch real-time bed availability dashboard, streamline procurement
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to launch an online dashboard that will display bed availability across its hospitals in Maharashtra. The dashboard will include details of general beds, ICU beds, and 24/7 facilities, and is expected to be ready by next month.
In addition, the BMC has decided to conduct all health-related procurements through the Government e-Marketplace portal. This step will enhance transparency in civic healthcare services and streamline the delivery of patient care.
The decisions were taken during a meeting held on Tuesday in the presence of Mumbai BJP President and MLA Amit Satam, Mayor Ritu Tawade, Health Committee Chairman Harish Bhandirge, and Additional Municipal Commissioner Vipin Sharma.
According to the Free Press Journal media news report, Satam stated that a decision has been taken to conduct all health-related procurement, including medicines and equipment available on the GeM portal, exclusively through that platform. This will ensure transparency and eliminate corruption.
He also stated that, since the BMC will add a capacity of 2,000 more beds over the next few years, it is necessary to recruit both medical and support staff to ensure the full utilisation of these additional beds.
“It has also been decided that an online dashboard displaying real-time data on all available beds in BMC hospitals will be ready within one month. This will ensure that Mumbaikars have easy access to information on bed availability at their fingertips. It will also eliminate the need to run from pillar to post to find it,” Satam further added.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that BMC-run Dr RN Cooper Hospital is set to appoint a new acting dean within the next week, marking the second such change in recent months. The decision comes in the wake of the assault on three duty doctors in the hospital’s casualty department.
