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Minister for Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi M. Vijay Balaji connected Monday (June 8, 2026) directed doctors and unit astatine the District Headquarters Government Hospital successful Erode to guarantee prime attraction for patients and minimise referrals to backstage hospitals and tertiary attraction authorities hospitals successful Salem and Coimbatore.
Speaking astatine a reappraisal gathering aft inspecting the hospital, the Minister said astir patients visiting authorities hospitals were poor, underprivileged, and deserved compassionate care. Referring to complaints astir predominant referrals, helium said the contented had been brought to his attraction adjacent earlier helium was elected MLA. “If 10 patients travel here, 9 are reportedly referred elsewhere. Such practices should beryllium avoided and patients should beryllium provided timely and prime attraction present itself,” helium said.
Pointing to infrastructure deficiencies, Mr. Balaji noted that rainwater leaked done the extortion of the aged infirmary gathering during his visit. He instructed officials to amended toilet attraction and supply a ramp successful the toilet for persons with disabilities. Patients should not beryllium made to determination betwixt the aged and caller blocks for diagnostic tests, helium said, adding that further seating should beryllium provided successful the outpatient department.
The Minister said authorities hospitals should analyse wherefore galore patients continued to similar backstage healthcare contempt the facilities disposable successful nationalist institutions. “The nonsubjective should beryllium to make conditions wherever adjacent MLAs and ministers would take to acquisition attraction here,” helium said. Urging doctors to dainty the infirmary arsenic their ain instauration and support nonrecreational standards, Mr. Balaji assured them that helium would instrumentality up their requirements with the Health Minister and facilitate the procurement of indispensable equipment.
Doctors sought a PET scan facility, replacement of ageing electrical instrumentality and wiring successful the aged and caller buildings, and an further outpatient summons counter. The Minister assured them that steps would beryllium taken to supply the facilities astatine the earliest.
Joint Director of Health Services Jayanthi, Hospital Superintendent Venkatesan, Resident Medical Officer Sasirekha, elder doctors and nursing supervisors attended the meeting.
