Health Minister Conducts Surprise Inspections at Hyderabad Hospitals

Hyderabad:Health minister C, Damodar Rajnarasimha conducted a surprise inspection at Gandhi Hospital and King Koti District Hospital on Tuesday morning.

"I was born in Gandhi Hospital. I am a Dalit child. The patients who come to government hospitals like Gandhi and Osmania are like my own brothers and sisters. It is my responsibility to ensure that they are properly cared for, not as a ruler, but as one of them,” the minister said, addressing the media.

“Opposition leaders speak like feudal lords who go to corporate hospitals. When Dalits, tribals, and the poor from marginalised communities face difficulties, they come to government hospitals,” he added.

Meeting Gandhi Hospital superintendent Dr Rajakumari, the minister inquired about the number of beds and outpatient (OP) services. The minister inspected all the departments in the OP building, interacted with patients, and assessed the quality of services.

He noticed attendants of the patients sitting on the floor and directed Dr Rajakumari to provide them appropriate facilities.

The minister announced that within a week, the IVF centre at the hospital will be made operational. He said that after the general transfers, there was no shortage of doctors in hospitals; where necessary, doctors are being hired on contract.

“By September 14, we will send the details requested by the Centre regarding the safety of medical students," he said, mentioning that a preliminary meeting on ensuring safety in hospitals has already been conducted.

"We will lay the foundation stone for a hostel building for doctors at Gandhi Hospital. The government has already allocated `79 crore,” he said. He met the Telangana Government Teaching Doctors Association representatives and assured that the government is working towards peripheral colleges allowance for teaching doctors.

The minister then visited the District Hospital at King Koti which is managed under the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad. He visited the special ward set up for patients affected by seasonal diseases and interacted with the patients. Later, he inspected the MCH ward and visited the Arogya Mandir, run by the AYUSH department. The minister expressed satisfaction with the services being provided at King Koti Hospital.