Legislature panel visits K.R. Hospital
The Karnataka Legislature’s Subordinate Legislation Committee on Thursday (June 11) visited K.R. Hospital and reviewed its infrastructure, patient care facilities and service delivery, issuing a
The Karnataka Legislature’s Subordinate Legislation Committee on Thursday (June 11) visited K.R. Hospital and reviewed its infrastructure, patient care facilities and service delivery, issuing a series of directions to improve services and address shortcomings. During the inspection, committee members visited the emergency ward, outpatient registration centre, medicine store, kitchen, surgical department and psychiatry wing. They instructed hospital authorities to maintain better cleanliness standards and rectify deficiencies noticed in certain sections.
Committee chairman Srinivas said the hospital could consider revising its registration fee to generate additional resources for infrastructure development. He promised that the committee would recommend government funding if the hospital submitted a detailed list of infrastructure requirements. Modern ambulance announced MLC and committee member and K. Shivakumar expressed concern over reports that patients, particularly those from rural areas, were being referred to private facilities for diagnostic scans and medicines, placing an additional financial burden on them.
“All facilities available in the hospital must be provided to patients. They should not be forced to run from one place to another for tests and treatment,” he said. Announcing support for the hospital’s emergency services, Mr. Shivakumar said a state-of-the-art ambulance would be provided to K.R. Hospital from his development funds. MLC and committee member Sharavana said the should strive to provide healthcare services comparable to those offered by the renowned Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research and build greater confidence among patients through quality treatment.
Mysore Medical College and Research Institute dean Dakshayini, K.R. Hospital Medical Superintendent H.P. Shobha and other officials were present during the inspection. Earlier, the committee also visited the KSIC Silk Weaving Factory and advised officials to align silk saree production with market demand.
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