Thiruvananthapuram: Health minister K Muraleedharan said govt will consider expanding the infrastructure of Peroorkada District Model Hospital. He noted that optimal utilisation of the hospital’s facilities could help reduce patient load at medical college hospital. The minister was speaking after holding discussions with senior officials regarding infrastructure development at the hospital.He said govt hospitals now offer facilities comparable to those in private hospitals and reiterated govt’s commitment to addressing public grievances.As part of efforts to improve services at model hospital, 100 additional beds will be sanctioned. Steps will also be initiated to recruit more staff. The minister said the proposal to allocate funds for hospital’s dialysis unit would be considered.To manage the heavy patient inflow during night hours, more doctors will be assigned for night duty, he added. Following the meeting, the minister visited the hospital’s emergency department and inaugurated a handheld machine for tuberculosis detection.Hospital superintendent Dr Saritha Kumari L T, NHM state mission director Anu S Nair, NHM district programme manager Dr Arnold Deepak and district medical officer Dr Bindu Mohan were also present.
