Health minister walks 14 km inspecting hospitals
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 05.10.2024
Coimbatore : Health minister Ma Subramanian ordered action against two doctors who were found absent without authorisation while he conducted a surprise inspection in a govt hospital in Sulur on the outskirts of Coimbatore on Friday. The minister, who walked nearly 14 km through Neelambur, Mudalipalayam, Muthukavundanpudur, Arasur, Thennampalayam, Somanur and Kurumbapalayam villages, arrived at the hospital around 7am. He checked staff attend ance and spoke to patients about the quality of treatment they were receiving. He inquired with a senior doctor about the total number of doctors in the hospital. The senior doctor informed him that of the six doctors employed, only four were currently working, while two had been absent without authorisation for the past 10 months.
The minister called up joint director of health services N N Rajasekaran and questioned him about the lack of action against the absentees and asked about the personnel who were covering their duties in the meantime. The joint director explained that a memo had been issued, charges had been framed against the doctors and their positions had been declared vacant. He assured the minister that an inquiry would be conducted, and ac tion would be taken.The minister instructed the joint director to keep him informed of the actions taken against the absentee doctors.
Later, he inaugurated an additional building for an urban primary health care centre in Singanallur, which was constructed at an estimated cost of ₹1.50 crore, and a public health unit building at the upgraded government primary health centre in Dhaliyur, built at a cost of ₹58.10 lakh. The minister also inaugurated the newly expanded 24-hour emergency department at G Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (GKNM).
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