Health Minister Khader pays surprise visit to Moodbidri Govt Hospital

Health Minister Khader pays surprise visit to Moodbidri Govt Hospital

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Aug 26, 2013 :  State Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader   paid a surprise visit to the Moodbidri Government Hospital on August 25, Sunday evening and took the staff to task for the  lack of cleanliness and  the absence of senior medical officials in the hospital. Later, he summoned the medical officers and directed them to ensure orderly arrangements in the hospital.

It is learnt none of the   doctors were present  when the minister visited the hospital at around 3.45 p.m.  He even  entered the Medical Officer’s chamber and other rooms and spotted none. When the doors of the Operation Theatre was knocked, there was only one un-uniformed nurse inside.

When she was enquired about the absence of staff, she said   the medical officials arrived only  during evening on Sundays. Later the minister visited the wards and spoke to the  patients  and enquired about the treatment provided to them.

A woman told the minister that  she had paid Rs 3500 for a surgery. Later the minister inspected the male ward and found the toilet unclean. The senior medical officer Dr Rashmi Muralikrishna was summoned and  she was directed to solve all problems in the hospital  at the earliest and ensure better treatment to the patients.