Senior officials of the health administration inspected the Osmania General Hospital’s in-patient block on Wednesday. They discussed alternatives to accommodate patients amid protests by doctors to highlight risks posed by the heritage structure.
The Director of Medical Education, along with senior officials of Telangana State Medical Infrastructure Development Corporation, visited the hospital and discussed feasibility of setting up a light-weight structure atop one of the newer buildings. That can accommodate a few hundred patients huddled on the first and ground floors of the in-patient block, a historic structure, said DME K. Ramesh Reddy.
“With minor repairs, two other structures, the old burns ward and Junior Doctors Hostel can be used for emptying the heritage in-patient building,” Dr. Reddy said. He also informed that the second floor of the in-patient building was vacated and female patients were moved to the Government Maternity Hospital in Petlaburj. Meanwhile, doctors continued their protest on Wednesday by distributing juice and food to patients. They began protest earlier this week by working while wearing helmets to depict the risk of falling roof.
