K.R. and Cheluvamba Hospitals’ Staff Nurses register protest by wearing black arm bands while on duty Mysore/Mysuru: About 150 Staff Nurses of K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital, who were protesting since two days for hike in their stipend, resumed work by wearing black arm bands this morning. B. Ravi, one of the Staff Nurses, said…
Unidentified man injured in road accident
July 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was crossing the road, has been seriously injured, when a speeding vehicle hit him on July 5 in city. The unidentified man, who suffered serious injuries on his head and face, has been admitted to K.R. Hospital in city. He is aged between 45 and 50 years, 5 ft. tall,…
K.R. Hospital likely to suspend afternoon OPD services
July 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The services of the Out Patient Department (OPD) at the K.R. Hospital are likely to be suspended in afternoons as a precautionary measure following increase in number of COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru and the fear of the deadly virus spreading fast. The OPD functions from 9 am to 1 pm and again from…
DC inaugurates new COVID-19 rapid testing facility at K.R. Hospital
July 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar inaugurated the new COVID-19 rapid testing facility set up in Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute’s (MMC&RI) Microbiology Department Block in K.R. Hospital premises this morning. The new facility is set up exclusively for rapid testing of blood and throat swab samples of pregnant women, patients found with…
No COVID-19 patient being treated at Cheluvamba and K.R. Hospitals: DC
July 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: All Coronavirus patients are being admitted and being treated at the designated COVID-19 Hospital in Mysuru and under no circumstances infected patients are being treated at State-run K.R. Hospital or at Cheluvamba Hospital. “Every day the K.R. Hospital is getting 50 to 60 patients with respiratory problems and all of them are being subjected…
K.R. Hospital starts collection of vehicle parking fee
June 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent misuse of its vacant spaces, the K.R. Hopsital has launched ‘Pay and Park’ vehicle parking facility at its premises. Earlier, the Hospital had no parking fee. With the launch of the parking facility, those coming to K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital, have to park their vehicles at the designated…
Unique Triage System opens at K.R. Hospital
June 22, 2020Used when medical care process is overloaded and when there are more people who need care Mysore/Mysuru: It is the time of COVID-19 and because of the volume of patient admissions to an Emergency Department, treatment routines cannot be precisely planned and executed. As such, the available resources at a Hospital may become overwhelmed or…
Staff Nurses seek fair wages
June 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: These are the frontline workers, popularly known as ‘Corona Warriors’. They are working 12 hours a day to protect the society from the Coronavirus pandemic. But all this for a meagre stipend of just Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 10,000 per month! This is the sad story of over 140 Staff Nurses, who are working…
Miscreant in the guise of doctor steals mobile phone of patient
June 3, 2020Mysore/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…















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