Chennai: Thousands of patients visiting Government Stanley Medical College Hospital every day can expect shorter walks, easier navigation and better waiting facilities soon as the hospital undertakes a revamp of its outpatient (OP) block.The ground and first floors of the block are being renovated with a host of upgrades, including clear directional signage, waiting areas…
Despite repeated appeals for the creation of new posts in government hospitals, Tamil Nadu continues to depend on redeployment of healthcare staff to address manpower gaps. In the latest move, the State government has given the nod to redeploy 210 posts of staff nurses from seven new medical college hospitals to four major institutions that…
Chennai: Two days after an inmate died in custody at a jail in Nagercoil, the Puzhal central prison in the city reported the death of its prisoner P Balaji of Selaiyur, 45, reportedly due to heart attack on Wednesday.Police said Balaji was arrested on July 12 for smuggling tobacco products, and remanded him in judicial…
Spot where a three-year-old boy was killed after a concrete sewer pipe being lifted by a crane slipped and fell during underground drainage work near Puzhal on Saturday night. He was walking with his father to buy sweets when the accident took place. A crane engaged by the contractor was lowering one of the giant…
Police said Gautham and his friend Jothish, 15, were swimming near Ennore Periyakuppam when the wave dragged them into deeper waters. Chennai: A 15-year-old schoolboy drowned and his friend was rescued after a giant wave swept them into the sea while they were swimming off the Ennore coast on Saturday evening.Police identified the deceased as…
