New Chemotherapy Centres to Open in District Hospitals Across Karnataka, ET HealthWorld
Mangaluru: Health and family welfare minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday said chief minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate 10-bedded chemotherapy day care centres in all district hospitals next month.
He told reporters after holding official review meetings that patients requiring chemotherapy have no proper facility in govt hospitals at present. Further, govt hospitals also lack oncologists. Hence, the govt has tied up with private hospitals to fill the gap. In Mangaluru, a 10-bedded chemotherapy daycare centre will be opened at Govt Wenlock District Hospital in association with the Yenepoya Hospital, the minister said.
The minister said that he received complaints regarding patients being charged for MRI and CT scans at the Wenlock Hospital. “I directed the officials to take measures to resolve the issue or terminate the contractor. Patients should get the facilities free at the Wenlock Hospital. Hence, alternative measures should be adopted to provide the facilities from the hospital itself,” he said.
The authorities of the Wenlock Hospital requested the minister to arrange special grants to construct a new building for the mortuary, paramedical college, kitchen, and a bridge to connect two blocks of the hospital. “It may require nearly Rs six to Rs 10 crore to provide all these facilities. I will try to arrange funds from the govt and also through CSR. I asked officials of the Wenlock Hospital and the Lady Goschen Hospital to attend a meeting to be held in Bengaluru to discuss all requirements in the hospitals. By Dec or Jan, all demands will be finalised,” he said.
The KMC Hospital has to construct an OPD block for the Wenlock Hospital as per an agreement made in 2017, the minister said, adding that he will hold talks with the KMC Hospital management. He added that the construction of the Critical Care Block building at an estimate cost of Rs 24 crore and Integrated Public Health Lab (IPHL) at an estimate Rs one crore will begin soon at Wenlock Hospital.
Rs 6.1 crore for Addoor-Polali bridge repair
Dinesh Gundu Rao said the PWD minister Satish Jarkiholi has approved for the repair of Addoor-Polali bridge, which will be taken up at an estimate cost of Rs 6.1 crore. Meanwhile, an estimate cost of Rs 5 crore has been allocated to repair the bridge at Ulaibettu. The works will begin within a month and are expected to be completed in three months. A new bridge at Addoor will require about Rs 50 – Rs 60 crore, he said, adding that the funds will be sanctioned on priority.
