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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Medical Wing is a feather in the cap of WBSEB in its glorious journey for 52 years.
The Wing is headed by the Chief Medical Officer. Apart from the Corporate Medical Cell doing mainly
multifarious administrative jobs, the Wing extends its tender hands of care and treatment at remote Hydel
Generating Stations like RHP, JHP, TCFHP & PPSP, and also at jeerat 400 kV Sub-station (under
Transmission) and at Distribtion Head Quarters, through Qualified Medical Officer and trained Paramedical
personnel. One Pathology Unit runs at RHP. At some project like JHP, we are to extend medical aids
to the local inhabitants also, on humanitarian ground. The Medical Unit of Dist. Head Quarters covers
the employees of Vidyut Bhavan, Bidhannagar, and employees attending the Head Quarters on different
official purposes.
We have some reserved beds for indoor treatment in Behala Balananda Brahmachari Hospital and
Thakurpukur Cancer Centre and Welfare Home.
Medical Reimbursement :
The Board employees are entitled to have treatment in all Govt. Hospitals/Clinics with almost full
reimbursement facilities.
The existing facility has been enhanced to a great extent in this year.
a) Upper ceiling limit has been withdrawn for indoor treatment of the employees and his/her dependents,
save and except the cost of Stent, Balloon for PTCA, Heart Valve, I.O.L. and pacemaker.
b) Cost of medicines, advised on the day of discharge, will be reimbursed upto maximum consumption
for 15 days.
c) Professional fees, anaesthesia fees, charges for Oxygen and cost of suturing and Dressing materials,
Prosthesis and devices will be considered at stipulated rates for indoor patients.
d) List of approved Hospitals has also been enhanced with inclusion of the following among others.
This is in addition to already exist Hospitals.
1) A.M.R.I. Dhakuria, for Heart Surgery, Brain surgery, Kidney surgery and Cancer cases.
2) Anandalok Hospital DK 7/3, Salt Lake.
3) Sri Jain Hospital and Research Centre, 493B/12 G.T.Road(South)Howrah 711102.
4) Jitendra Narayan Roy Hospital, 58/1, Raja Dinendra Street, Kol-6.
5) All Railway Hospitals located in W.B., where outsiders are allowed for treatment.
Some of the activities of different Medical Units.
1) RHP-No. of patients covered in 2006 - 14,115
2) JHP-No. of patients from 1.4.2006 to 31.3.2007 - 6951
3) Distribution Head Quarters - 1.4.2006 to 31.3.2007 - 9781
Activities of the Corporate Medical Department.
1) Amount of Medical Advances - Rs. 47,33,000.00
2) Assessment of Claims for reimbursement - 2605 nos.
3) Total amount of reimbursement made - Rs. 1,11,31,383.45 paise
4) Local amount of reimbursement made - Rs. 20,0000.00 (approx.)
5) Cardiac cases - 93 nos. (Employee - 75 nos. Dependent - 18 nos.)
6) Employment injury cases - 31 nos.
7) Eye Surgery - 86 nos. (Employee - 70 nos. Depdt. 16 nos.)
8) Pacemaker Implantation - 8 nos. (Employee-5 nos. Depdt. - 3 nos.)
Annual Report 2006-2007
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