'KGH better equipped than other govt hospitals'

Upa Lok Ayukta M.V.S. Krishnaji Rao inspecting the gynaecology ward inthe King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam

The conditions in King George Hospital are much better than in most Government hospitals in the State, Upa Lokayukta M.V.S. Krishnaji Rao said.

Addressing the media after a surprise visit to the hospital on Tuesday morning, he noted that the KGH was better maintained and in fact much better than Government hospitals in other places. Appreciating the efforts of hospital superintendent, he said that the Government hospitals were poorly maintained because the superintendent was showing interest in the welfare of the patients.

The Upa Lokayukta taking suo motu notice of a report in a newspaper on stray dogs that had entered the gynaecology ward, he inspected the sanitary conditions in the gynecology ward, the labour room and the neo-natal care ward and then went around the hospital checking the compound wall. He was accompanied by Chairman Hospital Development Committee and District Collector V. Seshadri, Superintendent of KGH K. Madhusudhan Babu, Commissioner Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation M.V. Satyanarayana and a number of senior hospital doctors and officers.

Mr. Krishnaji Rao directed KGH Superintendent to immediately take steps to improve the conditions in the toilets of the gyneac ward after finding some of them needing attention. The hospital Superintendent explained that the hospital was facing staff shortage and only person was maintaining the toilets in a number of wards.

The visiting dignitary then went around talking to the patients and asking whether they were getting the right kind of attention and facilities. He expressed satisfaction at the efforts being made by the employees to provide facilities to the patients who come to the KGH.

He urged the media to also offer constructive criticism by pointing out the lapses in the hospital to the officials to help them improve it. He asked the hospital administration to explore a solution to the problems highlighted by the media. He asked the hospital administration to look at the possibilities to improve the facilities for the patients within limited resources.