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The Health Department has commissioned a dialysis installation astatine the Government Hospital successful Palladam successful Tiruppur district, overmuch to the alleviation of hundreds of kidney patients successful and astir the highly-populated town.
On Monday (November 11, 2025), Minister for Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan commissioned 2 dialysis machines successful the hospital, successful the beingness of Tiruppur Collector Manish S. Narnaware, and Joint Director of Health Services Meera.
The dialysis installation has been a long-felt request for the 91-bedded hospital. Kidney patients, hitherto, had to question to the authorities aesculapian assemblage hospitals successful Tiruppur and Coimbatore for dialysis.
With the caller facility, six to 8 patients could beryllium provided with dialysis attraction per time with the 2 machines from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Chief Medical Officer Ramasamy said.
The existing facilities including X-ray, ECG, ultrasound scan, ventilator and full-fledged laboratory are being optimally utilised. The 108 ambulance and mortuary is besides afloat functional.
A caller gathering to location the Trauma Care Unit is coming up astatine a outgo of ₹3.5 crore. Likewise, a akin sum is being spent for constructing a caller gathering for Maternity Care, Dr. Ramasamy said.
The Palladam Government Hospital, located connected the Coimbatore-Tiruchi National Highway, serves the contiguous needs of mishap victims. On an average, the infirmary handles 80 to 100 mishap cases each month. Only terrible cases of caput injuries are referred to the authorities aesculapian assemblage hospitals successful Tiruppur and Coimbatore.
