Tamil Nadu: GRH new burns ward ready, yet to be opened
TNN | Feb 27, 2020, 04.40 AM IST
MADURAI: A new state-of-the-art burns ward, which was proposed to be built at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai at a cost of Rs 6 crore, is yet to be inaugurated.
According to sources, construction of the building is complete but it is yet to be equipped and opened for use.
Dean of the GRH, Dr Sangumani J asserted that the new ward would be fully ready within the next two weeks.
The proposal for the new ward had come in 2018 after the current 20-bedded burns ward was found to have flaws and was found insufficient to handle victims with burn injuries in the aftermath of the forest fire at Kurangini in Theni, which left 23 dead.
“The building is fully complete. However, the necessary equipment is yet to be acquired. Within two weeks, we are hoping to get it. Soon after it is done, we want to equip and open the ward as soon as possible,” said Sangumani, speaking to TOI.
However, hospital sources said the building was completed almost two months ago but was just kept locked up.
“We were expecting it to be equipped soon and opened but it did not happen. We suspected administrative delays,” said a source.
The building of the new burns ward is located close to the ophthalmology section and old nephrology department near the hospital’s compound wall.
The ward, as proposed, is set to be equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to provide specialized care for patients with burn injuries. The unit is set to have water beds and kept fully-sterile fitted with hepa filters.
The facility would be centrally air-conditioned and there would also be an upgraded laboratory to treat patients better.
In a similar case, a new separate clinic for transgender people has been built and kept ready but is yet to be officially inaugurated.
TNN | Feb 27, 2020, 04.40 AM IST
MADURAI: A new state-of-the-art burns ward, which was proposed to be built at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai at a cost of Rs 6 crore, is yet to be inaugurated.
According to sources, construction of the building is complete but it is yet to be equipped and opened for use.
Dean of the GRH, Dr Sangumani J asserted that the new ward would be fully ready within the next two weeks.
The proposal for the new ward had come in 2018 after the current 20-bedded burns ward was found to have flaws and was found insufficient to handle victims with burn injuries in the aftermath of the forest fire at Kurangini in Theni, which left 23 dead.
“The building is fully complete. However, the necessary equipment is yet to be acquired. Within two weeks, we are hoping to get it. Soon after it is done, we want to equip and open the ward as soon as possible,” said Sangumani, speaking to TOI.
However, hospital sources said the building was completed almost two months ago but was just kept locked up.
“We were expecting it to be equipped soon and opened but it did not happen. We suspected administrative delays,” said a source.
The building of the new burns ward is located close to the ophthalmology section and old nephrology department near the hospital’s compound wall.
The ward, as proposed, is set to be equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to provide specialized care for patients with burn injuries. The unit is set to have water beds and kept fully-sterile fitted with hepa filters.
The facility would be centrally air-conditioned and there would also be an upgraded laboratory to treat patients better.
In a similar case, a new separate clinic for transgender people has been built and kept ready but is yet to be officially inaugurated.
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