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MADURAI: With a high number of trauma cases being referred from government medical colleges from other districts and private hospitals to the Trauma Emergency Care Department of Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, medicos have flagged the rise in pressure on the largest medical facility in South Tamil Nadu. An elderly nurse from GRH said, "We are under immense pressure as …

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GRH flooded with cases on Deepavali day; Dean asks doctors, para-medical team to work on holiday

The Government Rajaji Hospital, the referral centre for many southern districts, was flooded with cases on Deepavali Day. Dean Arul Sundaresh Kumar, who had granted leave to the doctors and para-medical staff, to allow them to celebrate Deepavali, had to recall them to attend to the emergency cases. All the 10 emergency service vehicles, which were stationed at the GRH, …

No water flooding inside GRH Madurai, thanks to timely blockage removal works by PWD

MADURAI: Several pregnant women and new mothers remain disgruntled as only two ambulances are operational at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai to transport them back to their houses after delivery. Though the GRH, which is the second largest government hospital complex in Tamil Nadu, has been allocated both 108 and 102 ambulance services, at present, only two 102 services …

MADURAI: Members of the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association staged a protest at the Government Rajaji Hospital on Wednesday demanding that the police arrest the man who assaulted a PG medical student on Tuesday night. Based on a complaint from Gokul, who is studying MS course in GRH Ortho department, police booked Praveen under IPC sections 294 ; 323 ; …

MADURAI: Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association members of Government Rajaji Hospital accepted to perform elective surgeries following an assurance from Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Thursday. GRH doctors staged a protest in front of the IMA hall on Wednesday raising the same demand, following which a state-level committee was formed by Director of National Health Mission Shilpha Prabhakar Satish to …

Maternal deaths at Madurai GRH: T.N. Medical Officers Association calls for accountability

Inquiry panel grills Madurai GRH docs over allegation of fabricating maternal deaths' case sheets

MADURAI: Following District Collector MS Sangeetha's letter to Health Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi requesting action against the staff of Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Government Rajaji Hospital for allegedly fabricating medical records pertaining to two maternal deaths, an inquiry committee from the National Health Mission on Monday interrogated the medical officers of GRH, including the hospital dean, and a few …

Cardiology department at Madurai’s GRH yet to receive high-end equipment

MADURAI: Aiming at decongesting Government Rajaji Hospital, the authorities are planning to shift the Covid-19 OP clinic out of the hospital and admitting moderately ill patients to the peripheral taluk hospitals. During the first two waves of Covid, the three-storey Superspeciality Block that could accommodate nearly 450 beds was converted as the Covid block of GRH, the district's sole government …