South Khorasan Governor: We Are Following Up on Nurses' Concerns

Birjand – The South Khorasan Governor said: We are not indifferent to the concerns and problems of the nursing community, and pursuing this group's demands is on our agenda.

According to the Mehr reporter, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Hashemi said on Thursday afternoon: We are not strangers to the concerns and problems of the nursing community and we have the agenda of following up on the demands of this group.

Referring to the value of the nursing profession, the governor of South Khorasan added: In addition to providing medical services, nurses are comforting to patients and their families in difficult conditions of illness, and they play an important role in improving their condition by caring for, treating and managing the mental conditions of patients.

Referring to the difficult experiences of the health system in recent years, he said: During the outbreak of Corona, in a situation where there were many social restrictions and quarantine, nurses stood on the front line of fighting the disease and provided valuable services with their round-the-clock efforts.

Also, referring to the incidents and difficult conditions of the past months, Hashemi considered the presence of medical and nursing staff in hospitals as one of the important factors for the continuation of medical services and emphasized the necessity of supporting this complex.

Referring to the follow-up of the arrears of the medical staff in the meeting with the Minister of Health in April, the governor of South Khorasan said: In this meeting, the issue of the demands of the medical staff was raised and orders were issued to pay part of the arrears of nurses and medical staff.

Emphasizing the continuation of the follow-ups, he stated: With the cooperation of the relevant officials and the use of the capacity of the representatives of the province, including Dr. Hasabi, the spokesperson of the Health Commission of the Islamic Council, as well as the follow-up through the relevant organizations, we will try to follow the demands of the nursing community seriously.

Hashemi listed the completion of the province's treatment projects as one of the other priorities in the health sector and said: "The completion of the burn hospital and other hospital projects should be pursued seriously in order to further develop the province's treatment infrastructure."

The governor of South Khorasan also emphasized the importance of setting up a private hospital in the province and said: Although the majority of the province's medical needs are met through government hospitals, the development of the private sector of treatment is also very important and can help improve the service capacity and attract specialist doctors.

Referring to the participation of benefactors in the development of the province's medical infrastructure, Hashemi noted: We must follow the implementation process of these projects with the cooperation of the private sector and benefactors so that the development of medical facilities and people benefit from better services are provided.

He said: "The proper management of the conditions and the restraint of the students made us not witness an incident at the University of Medical Sciences of the province, which deserves appreciation."

The governor of South Khorasan once again congratulated the nurses' day, appreciated the honest and responsible efforts of the nurses of the province and emphasized the necessity of following up on their issues and demands.

He pointed to the plans for the development of South Khorasan's medical infrastructure and reminded: To complete the half-finished projects, including Burn Accident Hospital and Qain Hospital, a credit amounting to two thousand billion Tomans (2 Hamat) has been pursued.

He continued: "Also, the establishment of a private sector hospital is an undeniable necessity for the longevity of specialist doctors and strengthening services to the people, and the executive bodies are obliged to advance the processes in such a way that the health benefactors do not face any delays and administrative obstacles on the way to building the hospital."