SKIMS successfully conducts dry run to review its emergency preparedness

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 21 (STC): Capability of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) to respond effectively to medical emergencies and its commitment to ensuring high-level healthcare preparedness during emergencies was reaffirmed during a successful dry run here on Saturday.
Director SKIMS/ EOSG Prof. M. Ashraf Ganie along with visiting IAS officer Minga Sherpa reviewed the preparedness arrangements on-site.
The drill was held in connection with the upcoming Khelo India Winter Games – Gulmarg 2026. It was aimed at assessing institutional readiness, response mechanisms, and coordinated disaster management protocols to ensure prompt medical care during any emergency situation.
In a statement issued to the press, the Institute’s Public Relations Department said, “As part of the drill, the SKIMS helipad was kept in a state of operational readiness and an emergency helicopter landing was successfully carried out. The mock exercise simulated evacuation and rapid transfer of critically ill patients under the Disaster Management Plan.
The hospital’s Emergency Department, Emergency Operation Theatre, and Intensive Care Unit were activated and maintained on standby to evaluate response time, inter-departmental coordination, and critical care preparedness. A fully equipped critical care ambulance was also put into service for immediate patient transport and stabilization.”
Medical Superintendent Prof. Farooq Jan, Coordinator Emergency Medicine Dr. Samina Mufti, SHO Police Station Soura, along with teams of doctors, nurses, technicians, and paramedical staff, also participated in the exercise, reads the statement.
As per the statement, IAS officer Minga Sherpa appreciated the preparedness of SKIMS, particularly the readiness of the helipad and the efficient fast-tracking of critically ill patients under the Disaster Management plan.

(Straight Talk Communications)