Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant in the guise of a doctor has made away with the mobile phone of a patient at K.R. Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The patient, who lost the mobile phone, is Geetha, a resident of Yaraganahalli in city. On Tuesday afternoon, Geetha, who was suffering from respiratory problem, had come to K.R. Hospital…
Mysuru can now handle 1,000 COVID tests per day
May 11, 2020DFRL donates Mobile Containment Lab PARAKH to K.R. Hospital on National Technology Day today State-of-the-art machine a boon during Biological Emergency Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration and the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCR&I) attached to K.R. Hospital, have got a shot in the arm for testing COVID-19 cases with a new testing facility…
Vijay Foundation donates Aerosol Boxes to District and K.R. Hospitals
April 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Aerosol boxes, which are very important ICU equipment during intubation of Corona positive patients if they need to be intubated, were donated by city-based Vijay Foundation to the District Health Officials on Apr. 15. Three Aerosol boxes each were donated to the ICU set up of K.R. Hospital and District COVID Hospital by Ajith…
From 1,500 patients to just 50, K.R. Hospital looks deserted
April 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The K.R. Hospital in city, one of the largest in the State, which was buzzing with patients, their attendants, doctors and staff throughout the day before the outbreak of COVID-19, now wears a deserted look, with hardly a few patients. The Hospital has put up a notice board at its entrance which asks the…
Outsourced workers at K.R. Hospital continue to serve under scare
April 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of outsourced workers serving at K.R. Hospital continue to work amidst Coronavirus scare. Over 70 security guards, 80 house-keeping staff (men and women), 50 sweepers (ayahs) and 60 ward boys are working round-the-clock at K.R. Hospital in three shifts while there are 80 house-keeping staff and 30 security guards at adjoining Cheluvamba Hospital,…
Second ‘disinfectant tunnel’ in city to prevent Coronavirus spread
April 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A second disinfection tunnel has been installed within the premises of K.R. Hospital last evening as a measure to prevent further spread of novel Coronavirus. The tunnel will ensure ‘decrease’ in the viral load on the body surface area. The first such tunnel was installed at Dasara Exhibition Grounds vegetable market recently. The second…
All 14 COVID-19 patients shifted to District Hospital
April 1, 2020Workers wear Personal Protective Equipment to cleanse Coronavirus Ward at K.R. Hospital Mysore/Mysuru: All the 14 patients of the District, who have been tested positive for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), are being treated at the New District Hospital on KRS Road (near PKTB Sanatorium) with doctors and other supporting medical staff taking care of them round-the-clock….
Combating COVID-19 in Mysuru: Frontline healthcare professionals need protection
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Healthcare staff including doctors, nurses and Class 4 workers in Mysuru have reiterated their demand for Personal Protection Equipment as they are on the frontline in containing the deadly COVID-19. All the positive cases of COVID-19 are admitted and treated in K.R. Hospital and District Hospital in the city. There is lack of PPEs…
Hospital staff face ‘social boycott’ from villagers
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: K.R. Hospital staff, especially D Group employees are facing a ‘social boycott’ from their native villagers fearing Coronavirus spread. D Group workers maintain cleanliness in the K.R. Hospital. When some of these workers returned to their native villages in Mysuru district after completing their daily duty, reportedly they were not allowed inside their villages…
K.R. Hospital Lab to solely test COVID-19 cases
March 13, 2020Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory located at Microbiology Wing Mysore/Mysuru: Over 78 people in India have tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19. As of now, it is only Government and Government-authorised Diagnostic Laboratories that are testing for Coronavirus infection. An important point to remember here is that none of the Private Diagnostic Labs are…
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