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Chennai doctors save woman’s limb damaged in assault
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Chennai doctors save woman’s limb damaged in assault

The Hindu  

A team of doctors at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital salvaged the limb of a 40-year-old woman who suffered near amputation after an assault. The patient was admitted to the RGGGH, and the plastic surgery unit doctors examined her in the emergency ward. Doctors found that the distal hand was held by a soft tissue, and most tendons, two …

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T.N.’s largest government hospital recruits counsellors to talk to patients, attenders, address their issues
1 month ago

T.N.’s largest government hospital recruits counsellors to talk to patients, attenders, address their issues

The Hindu  

Communication between a doctor and patient is considered crucial in healthcare, and often, the lack of or poor communication makes things difficult in hospitals. To bridge the gap between doctors and patients/their attenders, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu’s largest government healthcare facility, has recruited five counsellors and has posted them at sensitive departments -- the …

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Madras HC grants conditional bail to four students in murder case
1 month ago

Madras HC grants conditional bail to four students in murder case

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Madras High Court on Monday granted conditional bail to four students of Pachaiyappa’s College who were arrested in a case relating to the murder of a student of the Presidency College. Justice A D Jagadish Chandira issued the orders for enlarging N Chandru, Eswar, Yuvaraj and Eswaran on bail with the condition of rendering service at the trauma ward …

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Day after attack, doctor says he’s doing well; stir continues
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Day after attack, doctor says he’s doing well; stir continues

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The government doctor in Chennai, who was stabbed multiple times by his patient’s son on Wednesday, said from the ICU on Thursday that he was stable even as doctors working in government hospitals across Tamil Nadu boycotted their duty in protest against the brutal attack and demanded more security. Doctors during a strike against the recent stabbing of Dr. …

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T.N. govt. to increase ‘Innuyir Kappom’ funding for road accident victims to ₹2 lakh
2 months ago

T.N. govt. to increase ‘Innuyir Kappom’ funding for road accident victims to ₹2 lakh

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government will increase its funding under the ‘Innuyir Kappom-Nammai Kakkum 48’ from ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh soon. The scheme, which funds the treatment of persons injured in road accidents for the first 48 hours, has covered three lakh beneficiaries so far, according to State Health Minister Ma. Shortly after meeting the 3,00,000th beneficiary at Rajiv Gandhi …

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At Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, old broom sweeps clean
4 months, 3 weeks ago

At Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, old broom sweeps clean

The Hindu  

Violet-coloured linen keep arriving at the busy steam laundry unit at the State’s largest government hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. As workers load the huge washing machines with batches of dirty linen, they all have a favourite in the midst of the swanky modern machines — a 77-year-old British-era washing machine. Until last week, one more British model machine …

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Neuroscience block at Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to have 220 beds with a range of facilities
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Neuroscience block at Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to have 220 beds with a range of facilities

The Hindu  

A neuroscience block being constructed at a total cost of ₹65 crore at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai will have 220 beds and will feature a range of facilities to benefit patients, the Tamil Nadu government said on Thursday, May 16, 2024. An official release from the State government said that the neuroscience block would be spread …

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case ex-convict Santhan’s body flown to Sri Lanka
10 months, 1 week ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case ex-convict Santhan’s body flown to Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

The body of Santhan, alias T. Suthenthirarajah, a released convict in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case was flown to Colombo on Friday morning from Chennai. Santhan, 55, died on Wednesday morning at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai due to cryptogenic cirrhosis with liver failure. He was lodged in the special camp in Tiruchi central jail …

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Santhan, released convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, dies due to illness
10 months, 1 week ago

Santhan, released convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, dies due to illness

The Hindu  

Santhan, 55, one of the released convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, died on Wednesday, February 28 morning at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. Santhan alias Suthenthiraraja, one of the six released convicts in the assassination case, was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in a critical condition. Santhan, 55, had been referred from the Mahatma …

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T.N.’s 25th cath lab in government hospital comes up in Chennai
1 year ago

T.N.’s 25th cath lab in government hospital comes up in Chennai

The Hindu  

A cath lab has been established at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital, in Chennai, at a cost of ₹6.74 crore. This is the fifth cath lab in a government hospital in Chennai, and the 25th in Tamil Nadu. Subramanian said that in Chennai, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital ; Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Estate; …

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Dog bite cases remain a concern in Tamil Nadu
1 year ago

Dog bite cases remain a concern in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

In 2023, two of the major government hospitals in the city – Government Stanley Medical College Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital – treated at least 5,500 to 6,000 persons for dog bites. While the figures pertain to only two large centres in the city, a recent article published in Tamil Nadu Journal of Public Health and Medical Research …

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RGGGH rolls out telemedicine consultation service
1 year, 4 months ago

RGGGH rolls out telemedicine consultation service

The Hindu  

The Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital has launched a telemedicine consultation facility for specialities such as Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Geriatrics Medicine and Dermatology from Monday to Saturday. According to a press release, patients aged above 18 can avail the service from 9 a.m. to noon at https://teleconsultation.s10safecare.com. The hospital has released the details of the speciality consultations …

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Chennai toddler’s arm amputation | Committee says bacterial infection could have led to acute ischaemia, rules out delay in treatment at RGGGH
1 year, 6 months ago

Chennai toddler’s arm amputation | Committee says bacterial infection could have led to acute ischaemia, rules out delay in treatment at RGGGH

The Hindu  

A three-member committee, which probed the case of an 18-month-old boy whose parents alleged that medical negligence led to the amputation of his right arm, has observed that arterial thrombosis and vasculitis was probably due to pseudomonas, a bacterial infection, that resulted in acute ischaemia of the right upper limb leading to the amputation becoming necessary. Doctors of Rajiv Gandhi …

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Baby’s arm had to be amputated due to arterial thrombosis, say govt. doctors
1 year, 6 months ago

Baby’s arm had to be amputated due to arterial thrombosis, say govt. doctors

The Hindu  

The right arm of the 18-month-old child, who was under treatment in the government hospital, had to be amputated due to arterial thrombosis that led to limb ischemia. Minister refutes charge The Minister, who denied that this was a case of medical negligence, said that he had given an option to the parents to bring in any doctor from a …

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Toddler loses limb, parents blame Chennai’s RGGGH for neglect
1 year, 6 months ago

Toddler loses limb, parents blame Chennai’s RGGGH for neglect

The Hindu  

A one-and-a-half-year-old baby had its right hand amputated after it developed severe gangrene. “The doctors at ICH said that had the child been brought within six hours of the incident, they could have salvaged his arm,” Mr. Dastagir said. E. Theranirajan, Dean of the RGGGH and the ICH, said the child, a preterm baby that weighed 1.5 kg at birth, …

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RGGGH’s rehabilitation ward shows the way in providing assistance to untended patients
1 year, 6 months ago

RGGGH’s rehabilitation ward shows the way in providing assistance to untended patients

The Hindu  

Homeless and untended patients are not uncommon in government hospitals in the State. Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital’s initiative of setting up an exclusive rehabilitation ward that assisted 201 untended patients over 19 months has demonstrated its impact. Facilities at the rehabilitation ward Personnel, including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, nutritional therapist, social worker, sanitation workers and a barber Balanced diet provided …

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RGGGH opens exclusive pharmacy counter for patients getting discharged
1 year, 8 months ago

RGGGH opens exclusive pharmacy counter for patients getting discharged

The Hindu  

To ensure that patients collect the required medications when getting discharged, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital has set up a separate pharmacy stocked with all speciality drugs. “Through an audit, we found that patients getting discharged went to the 24x7 emergency pharmacy and did not collect the medicines properly. To streamline this and ensure they complied with the prescription, …

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Police alter FIR and invoke Section 304A in the case of Priya’s death
2 years, 1 month ago

Police alter FIR and invoke Section 304A in the case of Priya’s death

The Hindu  

The Peravallur police altered the first information report, which was registered in the case of death of R. Priya, a football player, from “suspicious death” to “death due to negligence”. On November 7, she underwent a procedure and the next day she was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital after she developed complications. In a statement, the police …

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Chennai: Teenage footballer dies after losing leg in botched surgery
2 years, 1 month ago

Chennai: Teenage footballer dies after losing leg in botched surgery

Op India  

On Tuesday, November 15, a 17-year-old footballer Priya R, who lost a leg due to alleged medical negligence, passed away at a government hospital in Chennai. 🚨 | 18 year-old Chennai based footballer Priya died days after undergoing a surgery that was meant to repair torn ligaments in her right knee to help her play football better, she died from …

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New facilities inaugurated at RGGGH
2 years, 2 months ago

New facilities inaugurated at RGGGH

The Hindu  

Subramanian on Saturday inaugurated new facilities at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. The Minister inaugurated advanced equipment at a cost of ₹4.5 crore at the Department of Urology, 4D ECHO worth ₹76 lakh and intravascular ultrasound that costs ₹51 lakh at the hospital. E. Theranirajan, dean of RGGGH, said the Minister handed over five first aid kits to doctors …

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Harvested organs of brain-dead labourer give new lease of life to three persons
2 years, 4 months ago

Harvested organs of brain-dead labourer give new lease of life to three persons

The Hindu  

The organs of a daily wage worker, who was declared brain-dead at the Government Stanley Hospital, have been donated to several patients. A press release from the hospital said the family members of the 59-year-old man, his wife and two married daughters agreed to donate his skin, liver and two kidneys after the patient died. Hailing from Peruvoyal village in …

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Govt. hospitals get a makeover for better patient care
2 years, 5 months ago

Govt. hospitals get a makeover for better patient care

The Hindu  

With better infrastructure, government hospitals in Chennai have changed like never before. Making the hospitals patient-friendly is gaining priority among major hospitals, with institutions lending an ear to the needs of patients and adding amenities such as battery cars, spacious waiting sheds and water heaters in wards. This is very helpful especially when patients coming to the outpatient departments are …

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Sanitary Worker Arrested For Sexually Harassing Woman Patient At Rajiv Gandhi GH
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanitary Worker Arrested For Sexually Harassing Woman Patient At Rajiv Gandhi GH

ABP News  

Chennai: A sanitary worker of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital was arrested for sexually harassing a 49-year-old woman admitted for kidney ailment related treatment in the hospital on Monday. He then suddenly started sexually harassing her but the woman was unable to respond since she was under the influence of her medication. Based on the complaint, police booked a case …

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Tamil Nadu opens 24x7 Covid vaccination centres to speed up inoculation
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu opens 24x7 Covid vaccination centres to speed up inoculation

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu government has opened round-the-clock Covid-19 vaccination centres in medical colleges and government hospitals across the state to increase the pace of inoculation. State Health Minister Ma Subramanian inaugurated the first camp on Aug 22 at the campus of the Directorate of Public Health in Chennai. State Health Minister Ma Subramanian inaugurated the first camp on Aug 22 …

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