The hospital also registers approximately 150–200 emergency cases daily, a large number of which are road accident victims who require immediate diagnosis. The lack of diagnostic tools is hampering timely treatment. Adding to the woes is the absence of a fully functional critical care unit.
Kurnool: The Government General Hospital (GGH) in Nandyal, which has approximately 1,500 outpatients and 250 inpatients daily, is reeling with severe infrastructure and staffing shortages. Even basic facilities like drinking water supply and sanitation rooms are not available.
A major concern is the hospital’s CT scan machine is not working. This has forced emergency patients to be referred to Kurnool GGH, which is about 80 km away. Everyday, around 35 to 40 patients come to the Nandyal GGH requiring CT scans while another 70 need X-rays.
With CT scan services halted for several days, patients — especially from low-income backgrounds — are facing severe financial stress in seeking services from private centres.
The hospital also registers approximately 150–200 emergency cases daily, a large number of which are road accident victims who require immediate diagnosis. The lack of diagnostic tools is hampering timely treatment. Adding to the woes is the absence of a fully functional critical care unit.
Minister for law and minority welfare N. Md Farooq recently visited the facility and instructed the hospital officials to immediately submit demand proposals. The minister directed the municipal authorities to provide proper drinking water under the AMRUT scheme for outpatients and inpatients.
The hospital continues to suffer with poor sanitation, inadequate maintenance of restrooms, lack of equipment and technicians. "Proposals are underway to utilise hospital development funds and CSR contributions to procure key medical equipment such as an RO plant, dialysis machines, ultrasound, endoscopy, digital X-ray units, refrigerators for blood bank, a 24-hour diagnostic lab, distilled water supply for the biochemistry laboratories, and installation of CCTV surveillance systems," said a senior official.
