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Panel wants condition in hospitals to improve

VILLUPURAM: The Assurance Committee of the State Legislature, led by T. Velmurugan, MLA, inspected certain Government hospitals and primary health centres in the district on Friday.

The committee expressed displeasure over the way the Government hospitals were run. Maintenance of the Ulundurpet Government Hospital left much to be desired. The beds and cots were old and stinking, and only torn reed mats were provided to patients. This prompted Mr. Velmurugan to ask District Collector Brajendra Navnit, who accompanied the team, to replace the Resident Medical Officer there to improve the condition. However, the committee appreciated the functioning of the Primary Health Centre at Irugalpattu.

It recommended improvement of amenities at the Ulundurpet Government Girls School. Acknowledging the need for a new bus stand at Thirukkoilur, Mr. Velmurugan said the land identified for the purpose was caught in a legal tangle. Hence, he called upon the officials to take necessary action to clear the legal hurdles and acquire the land. The committee later visited the orphanage at Arakandanallur and suggested certain improvements to be made. It opined that the Villupuram police quarters deserved a better drainage system, and the new bus stand should be cleared of water stagnation, and should be provided with clean toilets.

At the Villupuram Government hospitals, there were a plethora of complaints that the labour ward staff were extracting money from patients. If a woman was delivered of a male baby, the staff demanded Rs. 500 for just conveying message on the gender of the baby and Rs 1,500 for discharge, and in the case of female baby Rs. 100 for information and Rs 1,000 for discharge.

The fleecing of patients and the poor maintenance of the hospital drew criticism from the committee. Later, it held a review meeting .

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