New ICU inaugurated at Mysuru's KR Hospital

Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, the in-charge minister for Mysuru district, inaugurated a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mysuru's KR Hospital on Saturday. Along with this, he also inspected the hospital's operations with the aim of improving patient care and strengthening infrastructural facilities.

This new 15-bed ICU facility has been established specifically to provide quality emergency and critical care to families from economically weaker and middle-income backgrounds. This facility will help strengthen the hospital's critical care infrastructure and benefit patients from Mysuru and surrounding areas in receiving urgent medical treatment.

Following the inauguration, Dr. Yathindra chaired a meeting with the hospital's medical officers and senior staff. In this meeting, he reviewed the hospital's functioning, administrative matters, staff requirements, and various challenges affecting operations. He sought details from the officers regarding the shortage of doctors, nurses, and other staff, as well as deficiencies in medical and basic infrastructural facilities.

On this occasion, the minister stated that providing quality healthcare services to the public, especially to the poor and economically weaker sections, is the primary responsibility of the government. He said that people dependent on government hospitals should receive timely and quality treatment without any inconvenience. He directed the officers to identify problems on a priority basis and take necessary steps to resolve them.

Dr. Yathindra emphasised the need for better coordination between doctors, nursing staff, and the administration for efficient management and timely medical treatment. He further added that continuous monitoring will be maintained to ensure there are no lapses in public health service delivery. Steps will be taken to further strengthen KR Hospital and develop it as a more efficient and people-friendly health centre.

Present at the programme were District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Ukesh Kumar, Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladandi, KR Hospital Medical Superintendent Shobha, Dean Mudasir, RMO Nayaz Pasha, as well as senior doctors and hospital staff.

Yathindra Siddaramaiah has been serving as the in-charge minister for Mysuru district. He has made various efforts for the expansion of hospital facilities and improvements in the health sector.