CM surprised over absence of top brass at Fever Hospital
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao made a surprise visit to Fever Hospital in Nallakunta on Saturday and was shocked over the absence of superintendent and regional medical officer. While returning from Amberpet after garlanding the statue of Mahatma Jyothiba Phule at Ali Cafe Crossroads, the Chief Minister drove straight into the Fever Hospital at Nallakunta and inspected few wards.
Fever hospital is also known as Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases and Koranti Dawakhana KCR was shocked over the absence of the superintendent and the regional medical officer and said that how all top level officials go on leave at the same time and at felt that at least one of them should be present on a holiday. The Chief Minister spoke to the patients about the treatment and facilities provided at the hospital and showed disgust upon looking at a heap of garbage behind the hospital and asked the hospital officials to see to that it is immediately cleaned.
The Chief Minister questioned the hospital officials for the lack of cleanliness and hygiene on the hospital premises which would cause spread of contagious diseases and directed them to provide better services to the patients. Talking to the Class IV employees he further inquired about the problems faced by them. Home Minister Naini Narasimha Reddy and district collector Nirmala were present during the visit.
