Doctors asked to enhance services in Area Hospital

West Godavari district Collector C Nagarani directed the doctors of Area hospital to provide more medical services to the people and said that the 100 bed hospital would be available soon.
Collector Nagarani conducted a surprise inspection of the Area Hospital here on Wednesday. The Collector inspected each ward including the maternity ward, medicine storage center, administration, OP departments, lab, scanning and X-ray units and she gave instructions to the concerned doctors.
The Collector first visited the maternity ward and inquired about the medical assistance provided to the new born babies and mothers. She inquired about the CTG machines to monitor the heart function of a newborn baby and whether they are in use. She asked the doctors whether the CRG medical equipment is functioning properly.
Later, she inspected the neonatal warmer and phototherapy units. Talking to the pregnant and postnatal women in the ward, she inquired how the deliveries are going on in the hospital and whether medical examinations are being done well
Interacting with an 18-year-old girl, who was undergoing treatment in the ward, the Collector inquired about what she was being treated for. The doctor explained that the girl attempted to end life by taking poison due to personal reasons and she is now recovering. Responding to this, the District Collector gently reprimanded the young woman who committed suicide. The details of expired medicines should be entered in the relevant register and those medicines should be kept separately, she ordered the medical staff. She also advised to check the expiry dates of medicines from time to time and inquired whether all the necessary medicines were available. She also inquired about the construction of a LCU unit at a cost of Rs 5 lakh. “The Bhimavaram area hospital is now a 50-bed hospital. If the construction of the new hospital building is completed, it will be a 100-bed hospital and the medical services can also be expanded,” Collector Nagarani stated. Hospital Services district Coordinator Dr. P Suryanarayana explained to the Collector about the hospital and the services being provided to the patients.
Later talking to the media, the Collector said that she inspected all the wards and spoke to some patients to know about the medical services being provided to them. Medical Superintendent Dr.Madhavi Kalyani and RMO Dr.Praveen were among those who accompanied her.