Renovation works of Somwarpet govt hosp nearing completion
Speaking to reporters, Raksha Samithi member Manjula Harish said currently, Rs 17 lakh worth of medicines, tablets, and chemicals required for high-tech blood testing unit have been purchased. "All types of tests are conducted for patients in the hospital itself. All medicines and tablets are available," he said.
The govt hospital in the town is ready to provide various types of treatment to the patients. He informed that 8 to 9 doctors are available in the hospital every Monday, and medicines and tablets are being distributed to the patients in the hospital itself.
MLA Manthar Gowda, who is the chairman of the Raksha Samithi, is continuing all efforts to equip the hospital. A total of eight doctors are on duty in the hospital, and the services of a paediatrician will be available within a week. Surgeons, rheumatologists, obstetricians, ENT specialists, physicians, and dentists are available. He said joint and bone specialists are available on Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
An ophthalmologist, pulmonologist, and paediatrician are available on Mondays at the Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences. Anaesthesiologists are available two days a week, and all types of surgical treatments are being done, he informed.
Member KP Ravish said 200 to 300 patients are receiving treatment on Mondays. "Six machines are working in the dialysis unit. Four hundred dialysis cycles are done per month.
Forty-one patients are receiving treatment," he said.
Covid wards, ventilators, and oxygen concentrators are available for needy patients. CB NAT new equipment is available, and TB disease can be detected very quickly. The anaesthesia workstation is working. Currently, three ambulance vehicles are available in the hospital. He said the selection counselling for officers and staff will be held at the DHO office on Friday, and the vacant posts in Somwarpet hospital will be filled.
The conference was attended by Raksha Samithi members NN Ramesh, HK Lokesh, and Jacob Simon.
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