Pakyong/Mamring, Aug. 13 -- Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) has directed specialist and super-specialist doctors at STNM Hospital to act with greater accountability while referring patients outside Sikkim, stating that cases treatable within the state should not be routinely sent elsewhere.

The Chief Minister made the remarks while addressing a gathering at Mamring in Pakyong district, part of the run-up to the 80th Independence Day celebrations. He said the state government has invested heavily in upgrading STNM Hospital's medical infrastructure, procuring advanced equipment for specialised treatment and surgical procedures.

Our STNM Hospital does not lack machines. Whatever equipment doctors have said is necessary, the govern...