CGHS is basically providing the dispensary services through its Wellness
Centres manned by the General Duty Medical Officers. However, CGHS also
provides the services of medical specialists through the Polyclinics
and Central Government hospitals. In addition, the CGHS medical
specialists also visit designated dispensaries on stipulated days in
each week to provide medical consultation to the beneficiaries. Due to
shortage of specialists in CGHS it is practically not feasible and
financially viable to provide Specialist facilities in each CGHS
Wellness Centre. Moreover, CGHS is also engaging contractual specialists
against the vacant posts of specialists to provide the medical
consultation services to its beneficiaries.
CGHS has a dedicated wing of specialists at the Safdarjung Hospital, New
Delhi for its beneficiaries. The CGHS beneficiaries are also allowed to
consult specialists at Dr. RML Hospital and other Government hospitals
in NCR in respective specialties. In addition, CGHS has empanelled a
large number of private hospitals to provide inpatient medical care to
its beneficiaries on the advice of Government specialists.
As per the Terms & Conditions for empanelment under CGHS, all
empanelled private hospitals are required to provide credit facilities
to the CGHS beneficiaries in case of emergency. Pensioners and other
specified category of beneficiaries are entitled for credit facilities
under normal circumstances also. Non-compliance of the said provision
attracts penalty as per the Memorandum of Agreement signed by them.
