Bengaluru: The State Cabinet has approved the Rs. 89.50 crore grant to restore 14 heritage buildings of K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and PKTB Hospital coming under the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI). These are the largest public healthcare facilities in the region apart from being the teaching hospitals of the MMC&RI. In March…
Sri Ganapathy Swamiji donates ambulance to Cheluvamba Hospital
June 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Avadhoota Datta Peetham’s Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, who celebrated his 80th birthday recently, donated an ambulance worth Rs. 28 lakh to Cheluvamba Hospital in city this morning. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who visited Ganapathy Ashram on Nanjangud Road while travelling from Mysore Airport, handed over the ambulance key to Mysore Medical College and Research…
Full-fledged Maternity Care at SMT Hospital
December 21, 2021A boon for women from Lakshmipuram, Vidyaranyapuram and Ashokapuram [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The Seth Mohandas Tulsidas (SMT) Hospital that was built and inaugurated to exclusively treat COVID-infected pregnant women is now functioning normally with a steady stream of visitors. The opening of the hospital to mothers and children has considerably reduced the burden…
Viral video of nurse playing around with newborn at Cheluvamba Hospital draws criticism
November 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A video of a nurse at Cheluvamba Hospital playing around with a crying newborn baby, which has gone viral on social media, has drawn severe criticism from the public. The nurse, who carried the 3-day-old infant in her arms from ICU, has made the video and has uploaded it on social media. Public, who…
K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital roofs leaking dangerously
November 22, 2021Rs. 51 crore proposal sent for Govt. nod Mysore/Mysuru: Previously unheard of rains have been lashing on Mysuru since October this year and this has caused widespread damages to several heritage structures the city is known for including K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital that are visited by hundreds of patients every day. Both the Hospitals…
Mission to feed malnourished kids
August 31, 2021Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre opens at Cheluvamba Hospital By S.T. Ravikumar Since a lot of experts believe that the COVID third wave would affect children, the Health Department is taking measures to address issues related to nutrition of children. Directions have been issued to officials to address malnutrition and to monitor the growth of children and…
Malnourished children rehabilitation centre now turns children-friendly
August 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The malnourished children rehabilitation centre at Cheluvamba Hospital in the city has now turned into a child-friendly ward, wherein children are getting nutritious food and play time. Child Fund India has joined hands with HOPE, an NGO, in bringing about a transformation to the Cheluvamba Hospital centre. The child-friendly ward has been made more attractive…
Child-friendly Ward set up at Cheluvamba Hospital
July 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Adding one more facility to the city’s child healthcare, a Child-friendly (Makkala Snehi) Ward has been set up at Cheluvamba Hospital in K.R. Hospital premises, Mysuru. The newly-established Ward was inaugurated by MMC&RI Dean and Director Dr. C.P. Nanjaraj on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, he said the Child-friendly Ward will provide a home-like…
Vaccination for children by December, opines MMC&RI Dean Dr. Nanjaraj
July 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The first round of Covaxin vaccine trial on children in several age groups has been successfully completed at Cheluvamba Hospital in city. “There has been no side effects on any child and all of them are safe and healthy after taking the first dose of vaccine,” said Dr. C.P. Nanjaraj, Dean and Director, Mysore…
Covaxin clinical trials on children begin at MMC&RI
June 11, 202130 kids get trial jabs at Cheluvamba; No vaccine adverse effects observed Mysore/Mysuru: Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical major Bharat Biotech has begun the clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, on children aged 12-18 years in several parts of the country including Mysuru where children volunteers have started receiving their shots. In Mysuru, the trials are being…
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