Tiruvannamalai Collector inspects government medical college hospital

District collector K Tharpagaraj on Tuesday (01.04.2025), inspected the government medical college hospital as a part of the ‘Nirainthathu Manam’ programme.  
The collector inspected the pediatric unit, maternal and child welfare unit, inpatient and outpatient unit, general inpatient unit, and renal blood analysis centre located at the hospital premises.
He inquired whether the patients receiving medical treatment there were being properly attended to and whether the doctors and nurses were appropriately approaching them.
Subsequently, he visited the hospital kitchen, tasted, and tested the quality of the food prepared for the patients. He directly inspected the availability of food items, including groceries and vegetables, in the dining room.
An average of 3,170 outpatients and 955 in patients are treated at the hospital every day. An average of 1,040 obstetrics is performed per month, with 635 deliveries on average. In the past year, a total of 3,49,563 inpatients and 11,60,211 outpatients were treated. From January to February of the current year, 53,116 inpatients and 1,78,546 outpatients have been treated so far.
An average of 1,400 people benefit from dialysis treatment every month, with 25 kidney dialysis machines in the nephrology department at the hospital.
V Renu, a patient who has been receiving treatment in the nephrology department for many years, said, “I live in Periyakkallapadi village in Tiruvannamalai. I have been suffering from kidney infection for more than 8 years. I continue to come to this hospital for dialysis treatment. The doctors and nurses working here are providing me with good treatment. The Chief Minister's Medical Insurance Card has been very useful for me. I am also getting the medicines I need from the Chief Minister's dispensary and am benefiting from it.”
Further, A Pushparani Aruldas, a patient who has been receiving treatment in the nephrology department for the past four years, said, “I live in the Ayyangunam area in Tiruvannamalai. I have been receiving continuous blood transfusion treatment at the Medical College Hospital for kidney infection for the past four years. The doctors and nurses working here are providing good medical treatment, and I am very grateful.”
The collector then inspected the auto stand near the hospital and asked passengers whether the auto fares were being collected properly. He advised the auto drivers not to charge high fares. The District Collector also instructed the Regional Transport Officer to create awareness so that the public can report complaints about high auto fares on the toll-free number 1800 425 5430 and to take action against the auto drivers if any complaints about excessive fares are received.
During this inspection, the principal of the college Hariharan, superintendent of the hospital Malathi, district health officer Prakash, doctors, and government departmental officials were present.