Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday visited the Gandhi Hospital, the designated hospital for Covid-19 in the state, to call on the patients and instill confidence among them.
This is the first time that KCR visited the Gandhi Hospital ever since he became the chief minister of Telangana in 2014.
He had earlier visited Osmania General Hospital in July 2015 to examine the old heritage building which was crumbling due to rains and propose to shift it to new premises.
The chief minister spent an hour at the Gandhi Hospital. He went around the wards where the patients are admitted and inquired about the treatment given to them. He gave them confidence that he is there for them.
Without wearing any PPE kit, KCR also went into the Intensive Care Unit, Emergency, Out Patient Wards and general wards, where the Covid patient’s are being treated.
He went to the beds and spoke to the patients. He inquired about their personal details as well as their wellbeing.
He also went to the General wards and interacted with the patients there. He gave them words of solace and courage.
He asked them whether they were getting the proper treatment. He also inquired with them about the quality of food that is supplied to them.
The chief minister quickly responded to some of the problems raised by the patients and gave instructions to the medical officers there and continued his visit.
In the backdrop of the state government’s decision to set up Oxygen plants in all the government Hospitals, KCR examined the Oxygen Plant set up at the Gandhi Hospital.
Recently this plant was set up on his instructions to supply 2000 litres of oxygen per minute at the Gandhi Hospital.
He examined the Plant and asked Gandhi Hospital Superintendent Dr Raja Rao on how the plant works and the purity of Oxygen it generates.
On this occasion, the chief minister interacted with the Senior Doctors, Contract Nurses and Junior Doctors.
He congratulated them and complimented them for offering services to the Corona Patients putting their own lives at risk.
He said the government would solve any problem they are facing and as young Doctors they have the need to stand by the people in these troubled and turbulent times.
He instructed the Medical and Health Officials to send proposals to solve the problems of the junior doctors and nurses and for their immediate redressal.
