Ma Su orders transfer of Chief Medical Officer at Paramakudi GH for negligence
These instances revealed that the Chief Medical Officer of the hospital was being negligent in his duties and impacting public health services, the minister said, and ordered his immediate transfer.
Health minister Ma Subramanian
CHENNAI: State health minister Ma Subramanian on Tuesday issued orders to transfer the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Paramakudi Government Hospital in Ramanathapuram for being negligent in his duties.
During a surprise inspection at the hospital on Tuesday morning, the minister found that the hospital was not well-maintained. In particular, he noticed that the CT scan room was not clean and hence posed infection risks.
These instances revealed that the Chief Medical Officer of the hospital was being negligent in his duties and impacting public health services, the minister said, and ordered his immediate transfer.
Based on Ma Subramanian's instructions, the Director of Medical and Rural Health Services has sought for an explanation from the Deputy Director of Health Services in the district over the the CMO's negligence in exercising his duties and maintaining the hospital premises.
‘Expedite construction work of the new hospital building’
Meanwhile, the Health Minister ordered officials to expedite the construction works of a new building for the Paramakudi Government Hospital, to offer better facilities. He took Public Works Department (PWD) officials to task for delay in completing the project.
The minister was apparently annoyed that construction works hadn’t gained pace despite getting started six months back in February.
A visibly irked Ma Su questioned why the building work hadn’t crossed the foundation stage to date.
The Minister also instructed the hospital authorities to remove the hoardings of the former CM J Jayalalithaa and chided them for not doing periodic upkeep of the facility.
During his schedule, the Minister interacted with the doctors, sources said.
S Murugesan, Paramakudi MLA, Indira, Deputy Director of Health Services, Karthikeyan, Medical Officer and representatives of the local body accompanied, sources said.
14-km marathon to honour PHC with 3-year zero Maternal Mortality Rate
Ma Subramanian, a fitness freak with over 120 marathons to his credit, relived his passion for a special occasion to celebrate the good performance of a Primary Health Centre in Paramakudi taluk. He physically ran 14 kilometres crossing ten villages to reach the Sathirakudi Primary Health Centre, which has recorded no Maternal Mortality Rate (MRR) over the last three years. The minister hosted a tea party to the doctors and nurses at the facility to mark the remarkable feat. The minister showered praise on the efforts of the doctors and nurses. He started the marathon by 5.30 am and reached the PHC on foot around 7.20 am.
