Crucial issues related to patients, doctors and nurses at several government hospitals in Delhi are said to be lingering. The reason? A shortage of heads of hospitals, including medical superintendents and medical directors, with one senior doctor looking after two or more hospitals. Medical superintendents (MS) and medical directors (MD) are the heads of the hospitals who take daily supervision rounds, attend to grievances of patient and staff, and inspect stocks of drugs and other essential items. They look after planning the further development of the hospital and making emergency…