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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (MM/RD)
Mangalore, Jun 12: District in-charge minister Krishna Palemar visited Infosys advanced paediatric care hospital, a part of Wenlock district hospital on Wednesday June 11.
He gathered information on the facilities that are available and those that are additionally required at the hospital. He also visited the wards, operation theater and intensive care units at the hospital complex.
District surgeon Dr J Prabhudev, paediatrician Dr B S Baliga and Lady Goschen Hospital superintendent Dr G Y Kamath were present on the occasion and provided necessary information.
Speaking to media persons, Palemar said that priority will be given to complete the ongoing works in the district besides health related works.
A large number of poor people from rural areas come to the city seeking medical treatment. All the assistance will be extended to the district hospital in order to ensure quality treatment to the poor, he assured.
MLA Yogish Bhat, who was present on the occasion, said that chief minister B S Yeddyurappa will be inaugurating the building in the near future. However, the medical facility has already begun functioning and 26 children have been admitted as in-patients, he said.
Infosys has already contributed Rs 6 crore for this building and government has contributed Rs 3 crore as its share. The state will sanction an addition of Rs 2 crore as maintenance fund and outsourcing will be done to fulfill the need of nurses, he informed.